BY ALICIA SUTHERLAND Observer staff reporter sutherlanda@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, February 17, 2014
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — A 36-year-old mother of two is now racing against time to secure the near $1 million needed for a life-saving open heart surgery.
However, as the three-month window for raising the money draws to a close, Cherine Allen-Powell says she has no other option but to appeal to others to give her that chance at life.
Last November, Allen-Powell said that she was told by a doctor at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) that if half of the funds is found within three months or less a date could be set for her surgery.
 |
| A document from the University Hospital of the West Indies outlining the cost for Cherine Allen-Powell’s heart surgery (then) Thirty-six year-old heart patient Cherine Allen-Powell said thieves made off with tins persons were putting money in for her surgery. |
However, she is still unable to make the first payment and can only hold out hope that she will be able to source the funds by month end. Documentation from UHWI indicated that it will cost approximately US$3,250 for items relating to the surgery and an additional $522,200 for hospital fees.
Allen-Powell said pastor of the Holiness Born Again Church in Greenvale, where she worships, contributed towards her medical cost but she is still nowhere close to the $1 million needed. The struggle to find money coupled with some setbacks along the way often makes her feel like giving up, however, the strong desire to remain alive for her children keeps her going.
And if her situation was not bad enough, she has had to suffer further setbacks as thieves made off, on two separate occasions, with tins she had at the gas station where she works in Mandeville, to solicit donations. more
No comments:
Post a Comment