Help Jake the Snake Bite Victim
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Jake was bitten by a Mozambique Spitting Cobra in Zululand South Africa while he was asleep at a friend’s house. He was admitted to a state hospital in the early hours on the 16th of December 2016. Due to the limited resources the facility had available combined with the excess strain the facility was under during the festive season, Jake was discharged without receiving the full treatment required and has experienced further trauma. After discharge it became apparent that further medical intervention was essential immediately. At this point Jake was transferred to a private facility under the guidance of a specialist surgeon. To date he has undergone two surgical procedures, with more to follow in the near future.
Unfortunately due to the fact that he is solely supported by a single mother Jake is not insured for the treatment he is receiving. His single mother has extremely limited resources with two other children to support and has already stretched beyond her means to facilitate the essential two private surgical procedures he has already gone through. His next surgery will take place in the next 48 hours, the immediate funds required are already outstanding costs demanded by the medical facilities and practitioners, and already overwhelm any resources that Jake’s mother has available.
This treatment that Jake will be receiving is not a short term requirement and it is expected that it will take several months of ongoing procedures under professional care.
On behalf of this young boy we would like to ask for any assistance that could be made available to help relieve the financial burden that is upon this young family.
We would like to note that Jake is a nature lover with an ambition to find a future working with wildlife and he is aware that he was not attacked by this snake. This was an unfortunate turn of events that requires more support than his small family unit is able to provide.
Please click on the links below to read his story and follow the Facebook page that has been created to follow his recovery.
“The snake kills by squeezing very slowly. This is how the civilized world slowly, slowly pushes into the forest and takes away the world that used to be”.
Quote: James Cameron
http://zululandobserver.co.za/131776/jake-survives-bedtime-cobra-bite/
Please follow Jake's recovery so you can understand how your generosity is making a difference.
https://web.facebook.com/jaketaylorcobra/
Thank you for giving this request for your assistance your consideration
Kind Regards
Unfortunately due to the fact that he is solely supported by a single mother Jake is not insured for the treatment he is receiving. His single mother has extremely limited resources with two other children to support and has already stretched beyond her means to facilitate the essential two private surgical procedures he has already gone through. His next surgery will take place in the next 48 hours, the immediate funds required are already outstanding costs demanded by the medical facilities and practitioners, and already overwhelm any resources that Jake’s mother has available.
This treatment that Jake will be receiving is not a short term requirement and it is expected that it will take several months of ongoing procedures under professional care.
On behalf of this young boy we would like to ask for any assistance that could be made available to help relieve the financial burden that is upon this young family.
We would like to note that Jake is a nature lover with an ambition to find a future working with wildlife and he is aware that he was not attacked by this snake. This was an unfortunate turn of events that requires more support than his small family unit is able to provide.
Please click on the links below to read his story and follow the Facebook page that has been created to follow his recovery.
“The snake kills by squeezing very slowly. This is how the civilized world slowly, slowly pushes into the forest and takes away the world that used to be”.
Quote: James Cameron
http://zululandobserver.co.za/131776/jake-survives-bedtime-cobra-bite/
Please follow Jake's recovery so you can understand how your generosity is making a difference.
https://web.facebook.com/jaketaylorcobra/
Thank you for giving this request for your assistance your consideration
Kind Regards
Organizer
Candice Parkins
Organizer