Edison, from Quito, Ecuador, has suffered from Marfan Syndrome since he was 5 years old. Now 34, after many earlier procedures, his national health insurance no longer covers his treatments. As a result, the disease has progressed, resulting in a complete vision loss. Edison is with both retinal detachment that produces total blindness, and an aortic aneurysm. He is currently in desperate need of several surgeries:

1. an ophthalmological surgery for a retinal transplant.

2. The most expensive, a cardiothoracic surgery.

Edison loves to share time with his nephews, spends time reading mystery audiobooks, and is willing to retrieve his old job as a human-resources assistant.

This GoFundMe goes for helping Edison to recover sight from his one eye, because he has lost his other, also, for enabling him to live a normal life as a son, as an uncle, as a brother, as a responsible human being, without any heart condition!

During the last couple of years, I have been touched by the insufficient amount of aid and support for the public health system in my hometown of Quito, Ecuador. I grew up as part of the Ecuadorian upper-middle class, and was shocked to discover how the other half lives. Today I want to support next to Dania, Edison's sister, every step ahead of him, until he is able to regain his old job, or even a better one... We got to work together to reach this first step.