PLEASE HELP MY AUNT WALK AGAIN

THIS LETTER CAME FROM MY AUNT. SHE IS 69-YEARS OLD, STILL SUPPORTING A 15-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SHE IS A FREELANCE PHYSICAL THERAPIST, A PHYSICALLY DEMANDING JOB FOR A PERSON PAST RETIREMENT AGE, BUT SHE DOES IT ANYWAY BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO SUPPORT HER FAMILY.

TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE COMING FROM ONE OF HER PHYSICAL THERAPY CUSTOMERS, SHE MET AN ACCIDENT ON HER WAY HOME FROM ORTIGAS WHILE TRYING TO CATCH A BUS. SHE ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED ON AN OPEN MANHOLE ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.

I CAN GO ON RANTING ABOUT THE IMPROPER AND EVEN DANGEROUS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE. BUT THAT WON'T DO ANY GOOD TO MY AUNTIE RIGHT NOW.

THE IMMEDIATE CONCERN, AND WHAT CAN HELP A PERSON IN NEED DIRECTLY, IS TO HELP HER RAISE THE P280,000 FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. THIS AMOUNT CAN HELP A PERSON WALK NORMALLY AGAIN SO SHE CAN CONTINUE WORKING AND SUPPORT HER FAMILY.

IT HAS BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN NOTRE DAME IN PARIS BURNED, THE AFFLUENT SPARED NO TIME AND IMMEDIATELY CAME TO THE AID OF REBUILDING THE CHURCH. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THIS EVENT SHOWED THAT EVEN IF ONLY THE WORLD'S 1% CAN SHARE THEIR WEALTH, IT CAN ACTUALLY END HUNGER WORLDWIDE.

BUT MAYBE WE CAN START WITH ONE PERSON? A HELP TO ONE PERSON THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

GUYS, MY AUNT IS A HUMBLE PERSON WITH HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. SHE ASKED ME IF I CAN HELP WITH THE P280,000 SHE NEEDS FOR THE OPERATION. SHE DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT AFTER THE OPERATION, SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK RIGHT AWAY, SHE WOULD NEED THERAPY TO RECUPERATE, SHE WOULD NEED MEDICINES TO HEAL. SO I HAVE SET A GOAL OF $10,000 FOR THIS CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN TO HELP HER IN THE OPERATION AND RECUPERATION.

I SELDOM ASK FOR SUPPORT LIKE THIS, MUCH LESS DO A CAMPAIGN ON MY OWN. ONLY GOD KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE I HAVE WANTED TO HELP BY STARTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS EVERY TIME I ENCOUNTER A SIMILAR CONDITION. BUT THIS TIME, IMAGINE, A SMALL CHANGE FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT TOGETHER CAN DIRECTLY CHANGE THE LIFE OF THIS ONE PERSON AND HER FAMILY.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE I HOPE YOU CAN SHARE.