May 2008 Mission   -  Special Cases  II

Medical Cases  - July 30, 2008  -   

Yarida Marte Santiago      -   Aurelina Rodriguez   - 

Yarida Marte Santiago

Update - Yarida has undergone her surgery and first reports indicate it has been successful. Certainly recovery will take months, however the prognosis is that she may soon be walking and accomplishing every day tasks! We are most grateful to those who advocated for her and help with contributions!

Yarida is 29 years old and one of ten children. Her father is deceased and she lives with her mother in a small house with a dirt floor. She has a bone deformity in her back with a large growth in the center of her back. She cannot walk, but at times can maneuver out of her bed. It is a great struggle for her mother to care for her family and Yarida's illness adds a tremendous burden of worry and care. Doctors that treat Yarida are very distant from the village and it is not easy to get her medications. At this point the doctors are recommending surgery which they will do gratis but Yarida and her family need to come up with the cost of the supplies for her surgery; this amounts to $64,625.00 Dominican Pesos or about US $2,000.00. Since the doctors are willing to do the surgery gratis we would like to set a priority of helping Yarida get the US $2,000.00 within the next two months.

Espanol - Yarida tiene 29 años y está uno de diez niños. Su padre es fallecido y ella vive con su madre en una casa pequeña con un suelo de tierra. Ella tiene una deformidad del hueso en su espalda con un tumor grande en el centro de su espalda. Ella no puede caminar, pero en momentos puede mover fuera de su cama. Es un gran trabajo para su madre cuidar a su familia y la enfermedad de Yarida agrega una tremenda carga. Doctores que tratan Yarida están muy lejos del pueblo y no es fácil de conseguir sus medicaciones. A estas alturas los doctores están recomendando cirugía que ellos harán gratis pero Yarida y su familia necesita proponer el costo de los materiales para su cirugía; esto suma a $64,625.00 pesos dominicanos o sobre EE.UU. $2,000.00.  Porque los doctores desean hacer la cirugía gratis, nos gustaría poner una prioridad de ayudar Yarida consigue el EE.UU. $2,000.00 dentro de los próximos dos meses.

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Aurelina Rodriguez 

Update - Some resources have been allocated and given to Aurelina we are awaiting reports of any progress with her treatment. Since her treatment is so costly we still are asking for more donations to help with this cost.

Aurelina Rodriguez has already survived about eight surgeries in her life and is now fighting breast cancer. Life in Los Toros is hard enough let alone add the terrible disease of cancer. Doctors who treat cancer are at least two hours away and difficult to get to. Treatment requires overnight stays in the capital which is hard to navigate and often stifling hot. Aurelina and her family face all this bravely and cling to their faith in this difficult moment of her life.

Perhaps the best word to describe Aurelina and her family is friendly and charming. Her children are caring and loving persons and they certainly have learned it from their mother who is in the midst of chemo therapy. Without asking one had see the great concern of Aurelina and her family about this disease called cancer which is difficult enough to fight here in the USA let a lone in a third world country. She has mostly recovered from breast surgery and is tolerating the chemo treatment well, however the cost is very great; SVDP is trying to help, however her bills are way beyond the normal reach of this group. 

We would like to set a goal of two stages for helping Aurelina, the first stage is to collect $1,000.00 by July 15th to pay for part of one month's chemo. The second stage is to collect $5,000.00 to partially help with the next three months treatment. This will cover about on third of her monthly treatment cost. The prognosis is that the chemo would greatly help her and led to at least a temporary recovery from the cancer; so their is hope! Aurelina is a strong women from a strong family, with help from others she will overcome this terrible disease and continue to nurture her family and her community.

Espanol - Aurelina Rodriguez ya ha sobrevivido aproximadamente ocho cirugías en su vida y está luchando ahora cáncer del pecho. La vida en Los Toros es bastante dura más la enfermedad terrible de cáncer. Doctores que tratan cáncer están a una distancia de por lo menos dos horas y difícil para conseguir. El tratamiento requiere vivir vías días en la capital que es dura navegar y difícil para vivir. Aurelina y su familia enfrentan todo esto valientemente y se aferran a su fe en este momento difícil de su vida. 

Quizás la palabra mejor para describir Aurelina y su familia es amistosa y encantadora. Sus niños están bondadosos y personas amorosas y ellos lo han aprendido ciertamente de su madre que está en medio de la terapia chemo. Sin preguntar uno la gran preocupación de Aurelina y su familia tuvo ve sobre esta enfermedad llamado cáncer que es difícil bastante para luchar aquí en el EE.UU.  no solo tan en el tercer país mundial. Ella ha recuperado principalmente de la cirugía del pecho y ha estado tolerando bien el tratamiento del chemo, sin embargo el costo es muy grande; SVDP está intentando ayudar, sin embargo sus facturas son más allá del alcance normal de este grupo.  

Nos gustaría fijar una meta de dos fases por ayudar Aurelina, la primera fase es coleccionar $1,000.00 antes de 15 de julio pagar por la parte del chemo de un mes. La segunda fase es coleccionar $5,000.00 para ayudar parcialmente con el próximo tres tratamiento de los meses. Esto cubrirá sobre en el tercio de su costo del tratamiento mensual. La prognosis es que el chemo la ayudaría grandemente y llevarían a por lo menos una recuperación temporal del cáncer; ¡para que tenemos esperanza! Aurelina es unas mujeres fuertes de una familia fuerte, con ayuda de otros ella superará esta terrible enfermedad y continuará server su familia y su comunidad.   

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