Our family is asking for help during an unexpected medical emergency that has turned our loved ones’ lives upside down.

My sister-in-law, Esmira, and her husband, Edis, recently brought his parents, Sefija and Sead from Bosnia to America to visit family and spend precious time together.

What was supposed to be a joyful family visit quickly became a nightmare when Sefija became extremely ill shortly after arriving in the United States. Over the past several weeks, she has endured multiple emergency room visits due to severe pain and complications related to her kidneys.

Doctors discovered she was suffering from a severe kidney infection caused by a large staghorn calculus (kidney stone) blocking her urinary tract. The infection became so serious that she was hospitalized for over a week and required an emergency IR Nephrostomy Dilation procedure to help drain her kidney and prevent further damage.

Although the procedure helped stabilize her condition, she is still facing a complicated surgery to remove the kidney stone, along with ongoing treatment, medications, and follow-up care.

Because Sefija is visiting from Bosnia, she does not have medical insurance in the United States. Every hospital stay, emergency room visit, procedure, specialist consultation, and upcoming surgery must be paid completely out of pocket. The medical expenses are quickly becoming overwhelming for Edis, his wife Esmira, and their family.

I am starting this fundraiser to help ease some of the financial burden so they can focus on Sefija’s recovery and getting her the care she urgently needs.

Any donation, no matter how small, would mean so much to our family. If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing this fundraiser and keeping Sefija in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your kindness, prayers, and support during this difficult time.

Naša porodica traži pomoć tokom iznenadne medicinske hitne situacije koja je potpuno promijenila živote naših najmilijih.

Moja zaova Esmira i njen muž Edis nedavno su doveli njegove roditelje, Sefiju i Seada, iz Bosne u Ameriku kako bi posjetili porodicu i proveli dragocjeno vrijeme zajedno.

Ono što je trebalo biti radosna porodična posjeta brzo se pretvorilo u noćnu moru kada se Sefija ozbiljno razboljela ubrzo nakon dolaska u Sjedinjene Američke Države. Tokom proteklih nekoliko sedmica prošla je kroz više odlazaka u hitnu pomoć zbog jakih bolova i komplikacija povezanih s bubrezima.

Doktori su otkrili da pati od teške infekcije bubrega uzrokovane velikim staghorn kamenom koji je blokirao mokraćne kanale. Infekcija je postala toliko ozbiljna da je bila hospitalizovana više od sedmicu dana i morala je hitno imati IR nefrostomsku dilataciju kako bi se omogućilo dreniranje bubrega i spriječila dalja oštećenja.

Iako joj je procedura pomogla da se stanje stabilizuje, još uvijek je očekuje komplikovana operacija uklanjanja kamena iz bubrega, kao i daljnje liječenje, lijekovi i kontrolni pregledi.

Pošto je Sefija u posjeti iz Bosne, nema zdravstveno osiguranje u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama. Svaki boravak u bolnici, odlazak u hitnu pomoć, procedura, pregled specijaliste i predstojeća operacija moraju biti plaćeni iz vlastitog džepa. Medicinski troškovi veoma brzo postaju prevelik teret za Edisa, njegovu suprugu Esmiru i njihovu porodicu.

Pokrećem ovu humanitarnu akciju kako bih im pomogla da barem malo olakšamo finansijski teret kako bi se mogli fokusirati na Sefijin oporavak i njenu hitno potrebnu medicinsku njegu.

Svaka donacija, bez obzira koliko mala bila, mnogo bi značila našoj porodici. Ako niste u mogućnosti donirati, molimo vas da podijelite ovu akciju i da Sefiju zadržite u svojim mislima i molitvama.

Hvala vam od srca na vašoj dobroti, molitvama i podršci tokom ovog teškog perioda.