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They try to take care of their large family, but it is increasingly difficult to find ways to provide for them and feed them all. One of their children is so malnourished that she was unable to walk and had to be carried everywhere. On top of these financial difficulties, Maria and Jose have recently been hit very hard by physical illnesses. Maria has been feeling ill for months. She hardly leaves bed. She has gallstones and this causes her great pain. She is chronically malnourished and she also has an intestinal infection. But worst, and scariest, of all she has recently been diagnosed with a serious degenerative disease. She needs treatment and it will be very expensive. Jose has a tumor on the side of his neck. It has been getting larger and larger, and doctors tell him it needs to be removed immediately. However, due to the size and location of the tumor it is exremely risky to remove it. The surgery only has a 50% survive rate. If Jose does survive the surgery, there is a further risk that he may lose his voice and/or neck movements. Jose has to sign legal documentation saying that his family won't press charges against the surgeon in case of any problem. It's a scary place to be, but Jose has bravely told us he knows he needs to have the surgery in order to take care of his family. Jose and Maria are both in need of extensive operations and treatment. They could barely take care of their 8 children before, and now adding these health issues makes their troubles seem insurmountable. Jose and Maria are both facing life-threatening illnesses and they are, understandably, afraid. They have no one else to turn to and have come to us desperate for help. We are asking for an initial $300 to pay for their beginning consults, tests, treatments, and to prepare them for surgery. They will need ongoing help as they have and recover from their surgeries. We will also use part of this money to buy food for this malnourished family. For more information on how to help this family, please visit: http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/ Thank you! Hi Everyone, Ronnie a past volunteer from the Elderly Care Program is visiting Mayan Families and has written an update and also updated us on the story of Ramon Lopez Cumes (A-9) on the Elderly Care Blog. For an update on the Elderly Care Program and Ramon Lopez Cumes (A-9), please check the following blog post on the Elderly Care Program from Ronnie. http://mayanfamilieselderlycare.blogspot.com/2012/01/ramon-lopez-cumes.html Thanks! Hi Everyone, Angel Josue, one of our sponsored students, is 13 years old and was born with a problem in his spinal cord. He is slowly losing movement in his legs. His mother refuses to put him in a wheelchair because she strongly believes that with the right treatment he will be able to gain movement back. The family does not have many financial resources, however they managed to take him to a private specialist who said that the boy might be able to walk and won't need a wheelchair, but he needs to use an orthopedic brace and have 2 months of physiotherapy five times a week starting immediately. The orthopedic brace costs $80 and the therapy sessions cost $125 per week, which would be a total of $1000 for the 8 weeks physiotherapy that he needs. If you can help Angel with any of those costs, please visit: http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2012/01/angel-can-lose-movements-in-his-legs.html for more details. Thank you!	Holiday Food Baskets Sponsor A Student This web page is in loving memory of the Cats and Dogs who are no longer with us... ♥ This web page is in loving memory of the Cats and Dogs who are no longer with us... ♥ If you have experienced the loss of a wonderful pet, or if you know someone who has... Please Post a Memorial tribute here. You can also send us a photo to upload as well, as long as it is the correct (small) size. Please send your tributes to dwight@mayanfamilies.org A small donation is greatly appreciated and we will use it for the "Hope for the Animals" project. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This morning our beloved little 15 year old wire-haired dachshund, Cody, went to wait for us at the Rainbow Bridge. He had a stroke last night and after a night of working with an emergency vet and a morning of working with our vet to try to relieve his pain and help him breathe we had to make the most painful decision of our lives and let him go. He joined our family in 1995 at 8 weeks of age when I was in great sorrow after the loss of my sister. He brought joy back into my heart. He was the funny little boy who carried a small red ball in his mouth for the first 11 years of his life. He was very put out with me when once I could not find a red ball and instead brought home a blue one. He would play fetch with that ball until he collapsed. He was our almost constant companion for over 15 years and he will live in our hearts forever. He loved to hike with us and to walk all over the ranch we owned in Texas. Don and I have heavy hearts tonight and Cody's four-legged brothers Taz and Riley and sister Sophie have looked for him all day. They stood around him and gave him encouragement when he was suffering this morning and I know they wonder where their companion is. I am attaching a couple of pictures of him since I cannot master putting pictures into my message. Give your precious furbabies a special hug in memory of a little guy who gave so much love and enjoyed a full and happy life even during his last 4 years when he battled some difficult physical problems. Eileen +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Honor of Ziggy, our little Black dog who was loyal and loving to the end, we will always miss you! Love, Sharon, Dwight, Zoe and Aleeya +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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