A Miracle For Tere

Hi! This is Teresa. She is 62 years old and she is a special part of our lives. She's is a loving mother, sister, aunt, and friend. She is that kind of aunt that always come to the party with a smile in her face, a deck of cards in one hand and a bottle of white wine in the other. Incredibly devote and charming as only she is, she's that person who knows everyone on the block after years of practicing the old art of talking to strangers in all sorts of places. No wonder every cashier around knows her name. She is that relative that never forgets a birthday and is the first to congratulate everyone on that Whatsapp group you so casually check. She is also that person that is not afraid to embarrass you a little bit saying I love you with a big hug in front of everyone. Kind and generous as only she is, she shares blessings and warm words right when you need it, even when you didn't even know it. That has made her invaluable support to her family, friends, and community throughout her entire life. On March 7th she suffered a stroke during the blackout that hit Venezuela, leaving the country in the dark for days at a time. We feared the worst as most basic services in the country such as water and electrical power simply vanished. Thankfully she arrived at a hospital with an auxiliary power plant, where she could be evaluated and receive medical treatment. The following day her condition worsened as she suffered a large-scale brain hemorrhage. This meant she had to be transferred to the emergency room, and have brain surgery to contain the hemorrhage. As she was unable to breathe and eat by herself, so she yet again underwent surgery to insert gastrostomy and tracheostomy tubes to assist her normal vital functions.   Days have passed and while she remains in the hospital, unable to move the right side of her body, she has made enormous progress thanks to her strength and desire to live. Now awake and conscious, she is literally pushing her slumbered body to the limit just to speak to her family and friends, showing us that she is the same person we always knew and hopefully always will be. But there is still a long road for her recovery. It has been very had for us (family and friends) to support her recovery and medical expenses. You might rightfully wonder why? Well as you may have heard somewhere in the news, Venezuela has been in the eye of a social, political and economic hurricane for some years now. It is a country where people struggle on an everyday basis just to find food, surviving an unofficial dollarized economy where most employed endure with $5 a month as per minimum wage. Things get worse If we add the FMI estimation of a 10.000.000% inflation rate (FMI figures) by the end of this year. We try our best and as we can to keep our families safe and feed. But sadly unexpected things happen that are out of our hands, this unfortunate situation stroke in the worst moment possible, and we find ourselves unable to help her with our own means.   We created this GoFundMe to ask for financial support toward her recovery. Your donations would contribute to present and future treatment costs for Teresa. More specifically, your donation would be used to purchase medicine, an oxygen concentrator, anti-bedsores mattresses, a clinical bed, language therapy, and physiotherapy, among other medical equipment. Even the smallest contribution would have a significant impact on her recovery. Therefore, we would be extraordinarily grateful for your donation to help her during this dire time. My Name is Irene Malave and I am her nephew. I will use the donations to pay the before mentioned treatment recieved in the clinic and to pay the salary of the nursing staff and physiologist Hola! Quiero presentarte a Tere. Esta es Tere. Una mujer de 62 años y una parte muy especial de nuestra familia. Ella es madre, hermana, tía y amiga. Es ese tipo de tía que siempre llega a la fiesta con una sonrisa, un mazo de cartas en la mano y una botella de vino en la otra. Es increíblemente atenta y cariñosa, es esa persona que conoce, se interesa y se preocupa por los demás. Es de esperarse que todos sepan quien es ella. Nunca olvida un cumpleaños y es la primera en felicitarte en el grupo de Whatsapp. Sin pena llega y te da un gran abrazo para decir te amo en frente de todos. Amable y generosa como solo ella puede ser, esta para tí cuando la necesites. Todo esto la hace un soporte invaluable para nuestra familia, sus amigos y nuestra comunidad. El 07 de Marzo Tere sufrió un infarto cerebral durante el apagón que azotó Venezuela durante varios días. Temimos lo peor al ver como servicios básicos como agua y luz simplemente desaparecieron. Afortunadamente llegó a un hospital con planta eléctrica, por lo que pudo ser examinada y recibió atención médica. Al día siguiente, a consecuencia de un gran sangrado intracerebral, su condición médica empeoró. Por ello, fue trasladada a terapia intensiva y recibir una operación intracerebral para contener el sangrado. Incapaz de respirar y alimentarse por si misma, tuvo que ser operada nuevamente para insertar una sonda gastrica así como un traqueostomo. Los días han pasado, actualmente es incapaz de mover el lado derecho de su cuerpo y sin embargo a tenido grandes progresos gracias a su fuerza y deseos de vivir. Hoy en día esta despierta y conciente, poniendo todo de su parte para comunicarse y demostrando que es la misma persona que todos conocemos y amamos. Aún así, queda un largo camino por recorrer. Ha sido una tarea ardua para nosotros (familiares y amigos) asumir su recuperación y costos médicos. Y por qué ocurre eso? Quizás has escuchado en las noticias que Venezuela se encuentra en medio de un huracán de dificultades politicas, sociales y económicas desde hace algunos años. Es un país donde las personas día a día luchan por conseguir alimentos, tratando de sobrevivir una economía inoficialmente dolarizada y el salario mínimo equivale a 5$ el mes. La situación es todavía peor si consideramos que la estimación de la inflación del FMI es de un 10.000.000 % para finales de este año. Hacemos todo lo que podemos para mantener nuestra familia sana y salva, sin embargo, tristemente cosas inesperadas fuera de nuestro control ocurren. Esta desafortunada situación surgió en el peor momento posible y ahora nos encontramos incapaces de ayudarla por nuestros propios medios. Nosotros creamos este GoFundMe para preguntar por soporte financiero para su recuperación. Tu donación contriburía al pago de los presentes y futuros gastos médicos. Mas específicamente Medicamentos, concentrador de oxígeno, colchón antiescaras, cama clínica, terapia de lenguaje, fisioterapia, entre otros equipos médicos. Aún la más pequeña contribución respresentaría un gran impacto en su recuperación. Por ello, estaríamos enormemente agradecidos por tu aporte para ayudar a Tere en estos momentos tan difíciles.