Forty-seven generous donors have sent the required $18,700 to allow Jose to have his surgeries in NYC on August 25th and 27th! Two surgical/interventional radiology procedures will be necessary to resolve the AV malformation that Jose suffers from.
The funds required to obtain the surgery for Jose have to be collected and deposited, then wired to NYC by next Tuesday. Thanks to a phenomenal response from those who responded to Jose's need, he is now scheduled to arrive in New York on a donated Midwest flight, and the flurry of activity will start soon after. He is expected to be hospitalized for 4-5 days.
Margaret and Scott, the foster family, are paying for the hotel expenses in NYC. If any funds come in that are over the amount we needed to raise, we will be able to help them with travel needs.
There really are no words that are adequate to express the appreciation of those who have helped this special little boy from rural Guatemala. Most of the donors have never met Jose, which makes the trust they placed in COTA all the more special. From a group of nurses in New Jersey to a donor in California, the concern for Jose reached coast-to-coast.
I asked Carlos, Jose's father, to write a letter to his son's benefactors. I will send a copy in each thank you note. He and his wife are very grateful.
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