Help Doctor Support His Family

My father, a psychiatrist who has helped countless regain their lives, is being cheated out of pay from his business and struggling to afford the basic cost of living. He has done so much for others, never compromised his integrity for profit, and has always been an absolutely wonderful, positive, loving, and strong example to a family who adores him. Please, help give back to a man and father who has always put his family and others before him.

My family is no stranger to struggle. Immigrants from Argentina, we have called this country home for over twenty years, all of which have been a gift, not all easy. We’ve slept on donated mattresses on the floor of a virtually empty apartment, survived off fast food, lived paycheck to paycheck; all while my father worked to finish his residency and become a licensed psychiatrist so he could give his family the life he dreamed they should have, so he could do some good in the world. Since then, my father has helped countless people to overcome illnesses that for some can be a form of death. He has helped give life to those who have lost it. And now I’m asking for help to return the good he has spread.

A few months ago, my father's employer gave him the ultimatum to either compromise his ethical standards for sake of profit or leave. Growing up with a father in the medical field, I am fully aware how much that industry is built by profiting off the sick. This has been a problem my dad has fought for years. He has always been honest, just, and purely in pursuit of helping his patients, people who live in constant stigmatization by those who can't comprehend their hardships. My father couldn't betray those people. So he made the right choice and he left. 

Despite this sudden job loss, my parents—ever the warriors—endured and found a new job that promised them a thriving business. Unfortunately, tribulation seems always around the corner: promises were broken. In the two months that my father has been working he has not been paid. He has been patient, trusting more promises that the money will come tomorrow, and the next day, and the next week. In that time, my parents have found themselves destitute, having to reach out to us, their children, for financial support. We could not be more happy and willing to help, but we ourselves are running out of funds.

It’s not easy asking for help, and certainly my parents—the warriors—will not do it themselves. So I’m asking for them. We are asking for help with legal fees (they are currently seeking legal help to end their contract and find new employment), bills and the basic cost of living for my mother and father.

If you can’t make a financial donation, a letter, a comment of encouragement, or just good thoughts are enough. You can also simply share this with your family and friends. And if you don't want to make a donation to my father, Dr. P, you can help those he has always strived to help by making a donation to these organizations that provide mental health education to communities and grants to scientists who are researching treatments for psychiatric illnesses:
https://www.nami.org/ or https://bbrfoundation.org/. 
Or if you're a part of the medical field or are considering becoming a part of it, you can help by standing by your medical oath to help those in need, not profit from them.

Whatever way you decide to help, we are eternally grateful. Thank you.