Urgent News Hi Everyone,A very desperate situation was just posted on the Family Aid Blog today.Maria and Jose have 8 children. They've had a hard life, unable to find consistent jobs and having to move to the coast in order to try to find work. They live in a very poor, crumbling home several hours from Panajachel. 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.htmlThanks!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.htmlfor more details.Thank you!
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Elementary School Students: $190 per year
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Roxana Claribel
Elementary School
$190 per year
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Roxana Claribel was born on June 6th, 1998. She is in 6th grade in 2012.
She lives in Solola with her mother, Maria 40yrs old. She has 2 brothers and one sister. They are:
Rosa is 22yrs old. She is married.
Sebastian is 20yrs. He studied until 9th grade and is now working. He is working in a war...
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Julio Alexander
Elementary School
$190 per year
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Julio was born on November 10, 2006. He is in Kindergarten in 2012. He lives in Tierra Linda with his mother and father, Juana and Jose, and his five siblings.Julio's parents both do farm work earning about $50 a month to support their six kids. Juana has a 2nd grade education and Jose never went to...
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Alejandra Mabel
Elementary School
$190 per year
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Alejandra Mabel was born in June 8, 2001.She will be in in 5th grade in 2012.Sibling in program # 2106 ...
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Caricia Elizabeth
Elementary School
$190 per year
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Caricia Elizabeth was born on March 28th, 2008.
She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012.
She lives in San Jorge with her father, Vicente 27yrs old and her mother, Regina, 23yrs old.
She has one brother:
Melvin Adolfo (student #1132), born on August 2nd, 2006.
The f...
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Jimena Fernanda
Elementary School
$190 per year
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Jimena is 4yrs old. She was born on January 16, 2008.She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012,Sibling in program # 752...
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Cristian David
Elementary School
$190 per year
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Cristian is 4yrs old. He was born on January 12, 2008.He is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012.Siblings in program # 1384 and # 1385...
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Debora
Elementary School
$190 per year
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Debora is 4yrs old. She was born on December 24, 2007.She is attending the Mayan Families Pre-School in San Jorge in 2012.Sibling in program # 387 Cindy....
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Basico (Junior High) School Students: $390 per year
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Carlos Rene
Junior High School
$390 per year
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Carlos Rene was born on November 12, 1995. He is in 9th grade in 2012.
He lives in Tierra Linda with his father, Bartolo and his mother, Maria. He has 7 brothers and 2 sisters. They are:
Mario (student #1422) is 18 years old. He is in high school. He works during the week at Mayan Families and s...
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Leyla Sarahi
Junior High School
$390 per year
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Leyla Sarahi was born on November 22nd, 1997. She is in 7th grade in 2012.
Leila lives in San Andres with her father, Edwin 36yrs old and her mother, Marisol, 35yrs old. She has two sisters and one brother. They are:
Manuel is 13yrs old. He is in 5th grade.
Shouny Mishel (student #660), born on ...
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Carlos Enrique
Junior High School
$390 per year
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Carlos Enrique was born on November 12th, 1996.
He will be in 9th grade in 2012 and needs sponsorship to be able to attend school.
Sibling in program # 974.
Carlos Enrique lives in San Jorge.
He lives with his father , Santos and his mother , Rosa.
He has two brothers and three sisters.
They a...
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Brayan Angel
Junior High School
$390 per year
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Brayan is in 7th grade in 2012. He was born Oct 8th, 1998.He is from Solola.Bio coming soon!...
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Diversificado (High School) Students: $490 per year
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Shouny Mishel
High School
$490 per year
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Shouny Mishel was born on July 17th, 1996. She is in 10th grade in 2012.
Shouny lives in San Andres with her father, Edwin 36yrs old and her mother, Marisol, 35yrs old.
She has two sisters and one brother. They are:
Manuel is 13yrs old. He is in 5th grade.
Leyla Sarahi (student #661) was born ...
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Perla Yolanda
High School
$490 per year
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Perla was born on June 22, 1995. She is in 11th grade in 2012. She lives in Panajachel with her Aunt Paty and her two sisters.Perla's sisters are:Katy is 18 years old. She graduated from high school.Perla Alejandrina born on June 6. She is in 12th grade in 2012.The family lives in their own cement b...
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Flabio Arnoldo
High School
$490 per year
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Flabio was born on February 9, 1998. He is in 12th grade in 2012. He lives in Panajachel with his mother and father, Maria and Jose, and his two brothers.His father, Jose, works in a supermarket and his mother, Maria, is unemployed. Jose has a sixth grade education and Maria has a fifth grade educat...
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University Students: $1,250 per year
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Gloria Esperanza
University Or Other
$1250 per year
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Gloria Esperanza is 23yrs old. She is the second year of studying law in the University in Guatemala City.Gloria lives in Santa Rosa, Cuilapa. She lives with her parents, Cirilo 55yrs old and her mother Gloria, 50yrs old.She has one sister and two brothers. They are :Rudi is 30yrs old. He is married...
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Walter Donavan
University Or Other
$1250 per year
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Walter was born on April 27th, 1988 and is seeking a sponsor so he can continue going to college to become a psychologist and theologian.
Walter lives in Panajachel. His father, Diego, is 43 years old. His mother, Clava Luz, is 45 years old.
Walter has 4 siblings. Yenifer is 24 years old and is a...
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Estuardo
University Or Other
$1250 per year
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Estuardo was born in June 9, 1979.
He lives in Panajachel.
He will be in his first year at the university. He will study Business Administration at the University of Solola on the weekends.
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