Jose from Guatemala needs your help

Jose (see below) has a chance of a lifetime to have his large facial hemangioma removed in NYC. He is scheduled for surgery with Dr. Milton Waner at Roosevelt Hospital on August 26th and again on August 28th for both interventional injection therapy and for surgery. The renowned international specialists Dr. Waner and Dr. Berenstein have donated their professional skills.
Roosevelt Hospital is being kind enough to give us the hospitalization at cost. Having said this, we still need to find $18,700 and have it in their hands by August 24th, before admission.
I have done everything possible to get this bill to the lowest figure. The pediatric anesthesiologist has been asked to and has agreed to donate his services. That helped bring the bill down from $25,000.
COTA has been trying since August 27th of last year to help Jose with this AV malformation. He was born with this, and despite 7 injection treatments over the past year in Tennessee, it continues to grow. Surgical intervention is our only hope of keeping this "beast" of a malformation from growing. The medical concerns are tracheal deviation and bleeding from tumor injury. These are and have been valid concerns.
Two COTA foster families in TN have been very generous with their time, networking, and financial contributions to Jose's care. His foster family has donated their home, travel, financial resources and most importantly, their love for this special little boy. All those who have grown fond of Jose, and have communicated with his family in Guatemala, are in hopes that this miracle can happen for him.
Any financial assistance for Jose would be much appreciated. I will keep the blog updated on how much we are able to raise. To date, we are at the half-way mark, with less than two weeks to reach the goal. Any checks, no matter how small, can be sent to:
Children of the Americas
1781 Eastwood Dr
Lexington, KY 40502

Many thanks for any help,
Jody Greenlee, RN
Vice President, Children of the Americas