Emergency in Mexico

Hi, it’s me, Merrisa. I really hate asking for any kind of help, never mind money, but we need it.

Nick and I are currently on vacation in Mexico with his mom Bonnie. Unfortunately Bonnie took a tumble on the way to dinner and fractured her hip. Nick and Bonnie were taken to the hospital via ambulance because Bonnie couldn’t move.

Bonnie cannot fly home with a fractured hip and the cost of the surgery is more than we can front. Insurance might cover it (calling Tufts tomorrow) but we would have to pay for it first and $35k is more than we have.

If you can donate, I’ll eternally be forever grateful. And if you can’t, please share.

If we can’t pay, we’re stuck in Mexico and that’s just not an option. We’re desperate.

****As of 10pm Thursday night 5/15, we have booked a flight back to Boston for tomorrow, Friday 5/16.

After a ton of thought, we decided that flying Bonnie home WITH her fractured hip to get surgery done in Boston was going to be the best option. If anything were to go wrong during her surgery, we’d be stuck in Mexico for however long for recovery racking up an ever larger bill for lodging/food/etc. Plus insurance will cover the surgery if we’re back in MA and we don’t have to front the money.

In order to get home the doctor is going to give her pain meds and meds to help stop blood clots. They’ll then ambulance her and Nick to the airport where I’ll meet them. We requested assistance from the airline and booked “first class” aka the front row so Bonnie can be as comfortable as she can be for the 4.5 hour flight home.

We no longer have to front the $30k to get the surgery but there still is extensive costs that we just don’t have the money for including the very expensive hospital stays, the new flight, new hotel transportation for me to the airport, etc.

We cannot thank you guys enough for all of your help. You’ve donated, shared the link, and you’ve given us advice. Love you all!