By Ana Palacio | Executive Director
We continue to seek help for Santi (NO REAL NAME). He is a 13 year old boy, he came from Venezuela to Colombia with his father in search of opportunities and a better quality of life.
Santi's mother died when he was 3 years old, since then his father has been his only support and has always been in the care of the child.
Santi suffered a BRAIN SPILL at 8 years old, was hospitalized for 5 months. From this disease, the child is visually impaired due to eye deviation (sees less than 50%) and must take medications to prevent seizures, is overweight and avoids eye contact due to sequelae of his disease, all this causes him Low self-esteem and although he is behind in school due to his health problems, he is now in 7th grade.
Santi is protected in CORPORACIÓN SUPERARSE, attends every day and receives, food, care, education, psychological help and much support for him and his father.
The father does not have a formal job, sometimes he cleans cars on the streets of Medellín, due to not having a stable income, the father has not been able to pay for the specialized medical treatment the child needs, Santi runs the risk of totally losing his vision. With your support Santi will be able to have the treatment and operation to which he must undergo, which has a value of $ 4,000 Dollars.
Like Santi, many children in SUPERARSE (COLOMBIA) are waiting for your help, YOU CAN TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES!!!
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