All together to support Professor Giovanni Gonzalez
Fundraising campaign by
Susana Pineiro
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US$1,998.00raised of $5,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
My name is Giovanni Gonzalez, and I am a Professor at the department of Clinical Psychology at the Central University in Venezuela.
Three years ago, I fractured both bones in my forearm falling from my bike. What is usually a simple operation developed into a life-threatening situation due to various complications. I had to have surgery to fix plates to the bone in order to align the forearm and allow the fracture to heal. However, the wound was not properly cleaned after surgery and got infected. I was subsequently in a lot of pain and was diagnosed with pseudoarthrosis, which means the fracture had not successfully healed and would require further surgery.
When I had my second operation, the surgeons discovered necrotic tissue under the bone plates and a week later I had already developed an infection (cellulitis) which was not showing any sign of getting better. When I finally got the formal diagnosis 10 days later, I was told I had osteomyelitis, a rare, serious bone infection.
I consulted specialists who disagreed with the initial diagnosis and management and believed they should have used bone cement and administered antibiotics to prevent infection in the first place. As my doctor believed further surgery was the only solution, I had a third operation, which resulted in complications and I contracted further infections and developed septicaemia.
Thankfully, I eventually recovered from the third operation, but I will need a further, final procedure to reconstruct the fractured bones, remove the existing plates and insert new ones, and perform surgical cleaning.
Due to the economic situation in Venezuela, I cannot cover the costs of this operation on my own, so I am asking for your generosity to help reach my target of $5000 as soon as possible so I can get the treatment I need to finally recover.
Any contribution you can make would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much for helping me out in this difficult situation.
Organizer
- Susana Pineiro
- Campaign Owner
- Santa Ana, CR
Donors
- Joan Parker
- Donated on Jan 27, 2019
- William Fuenmayor
- Donated on Jan 22, 2019
- Rita Bernabeo
- Donated on Jan 09, 2019
Donors & Comments
- Joan Parker
- Donated on Jan 27, 2019
- William Fuenmayor
- Donated on Jan 22, 2019
- Rita Bernabeo
- Donated on Jan 09, 2019
- Melanie Gabriela Villani
- Donated on Jan 05, 2019
Gracias por tanto profe, Dios lo bendiga.
- Anonymous
- Donated on Dec 30, 2018
- Guest
- Donated on Dec 25, 2018
- Monica Stagno
- Donated on Dec 24, 2018
- Anonymous
- Donated on Dec 19, 2018
Por tu pronta recuperación! Un abrazo profe
- Anonymous
- Donated on Dec 18, 2018
¡Todo mi apoyo y profundo afecto!
- Jose Luis Suarez Bernabeo
- Donated on Dec 16, 2018
Ánimo Giovanni, estamos contigo!