Help me restore my face.
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Hi, my name is Maria and I'm fundraising to cover the expenses of my face restoration operation.
I was 33yo back in 2008 when I was diagnosed with cancer in my jaw. As a result, half of my jaw was removed and replaced with a metallic implant. After a series of treatments with radiation and chemotherapy, the metallic implants failed. Since then I had to undergo 10 more restoring operations but due to bad handling by the doctors, I ended up 15 years later with a destroyed jaw, wounded facial nerves, no teeth and severely damaged skin on my face and neck.
Today, I can't eat and drink properly, I suffer from malnutrition and I can't talk properly. For all the above reasons I've lost my social life and friends and I can't get hired in a job. I've spent all my life savings on restoring my health, and my only income is a €300 pension as a partially disabled person.
I moved temporarily with family in Canada, seeking better medical care. I've met with the best medical team in the jaw restoration field here in Toronto and after several checkups and meetings, they decided that they can reconstruct my face, using bone from my leg.
Im kindly asking for your help so I can cover that huge medical bill and get my life back.
Thank you.
Fundraising team (2)
Maria Mitrogianni
Organizer
Newmarket, ON
Vassilis Strigklos
Team member