Get Vincent Home!

Doug Gaeta here on behalf of The Panarella family. They need our help. For those who don't know the back story- Vin Panarella has courageously fought hard for his life and to provide for his family despite FIVE kidney transplants over the last 30 years. He has sat through countless hours of dialysis, major surgery after surgery and still cracks a good joke and always looks on the bright side. Fast forward to last week, Vin and his wife, Nicole were finally able to plan their bucket-list, 25th wedding anniversary trip to Spain since Vin's latest kidney has been working so well. Then, the unthinkable happened...out of the blue, he suffered a massive heart attack mere hours after landing in Spain. Nicole performed CPR immediately and perfectly (GO NIC!!!) and SAVED VIN'S LIFE. He was transported to a hospital in Barcelona, taken to the cardiac cath lab, underwent a hypothermia protocol and we are SO ECSTATIC to report that he suffered NO neurological damage. He remains in the hospital there, but he is getting ready to come home.

This is where we are pleading to anyone who is able to help (any amount helps, really!) with a donation to get Vin home to the US. Vin's heart is still very fragile and a large clot is still being broken up, so he is in need of a medical flight accompanied by a doctor and lots of machinery to keep him safe on the journey. This particular aspect will be financially debilitating to the family after an already traumatic experience. Lets come together to BRING VIN HOME!!!!

We love the Panarella Family so much and cannot wait to reunite Nic and Vin with their kids and family back in New York. Thank you in advance for helping this beautiful family.