Help Juanito Walk Again
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Hi everyoneJuan is a 13 year old boy who has been diagnosed with a rare Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) in his thoracic spine. This illness has caused for his arteries to abnormally connect with his main vein in his spinal cord. A vein ruptured last week that caused him to experience extreme back pain and be rushed to the ER. As a result, the rupture has caused nerve damage and has caused for him to feel numbness in his leg and loss of movement. He's been suffering from migraines, nausea, constipation, and is needing to use a catheter to urinate.
Surgery is too risky and radiation may be an option to help stop the blood flow to prevent another vein from rupturing again and causing more damage.
This holiday will be hard for him and his family as he will still be in the hospital and no one other than his mom and dad are allowed to visit/care for him due to Covid regulations.
Mom recently left her job of 13 years to work elsewhere and was 2 weeks into her training when this occurred. It is unknown if this new job will hold her position or what options she may have as he's looking at a long journey in the hospital. Juanito will have to undergo numerous aniograms, procedures, radiation, and rehabilitation therapy.
We hope we can raise enough money to help cover some of the medical expenses and take a bit of stress off this families shoulders.
This illness is something he was born with and no one was aware of until it drastically affected his body overnight.
Juan has always been a funny, creative, smart and healthy kid. It's been hard on all of us but I cant even imagine how he is feeling inside ( today he asked.. "mom why me?"). Mom his by his bedside trying to make it all a little easier. Playing games and laughing about silly things.
Please help us raise money for his medical bills. Anything will be greatly appreciated.
Organizer and beneficiary
Petrie cruz
Organizer
Long Beach, CA
Petrie Cruz
Beneficiary