On December 20, 2020, our son, Jose Manuel Castro, 19 years old, suffered a spinal cord injury. After surgery, he spent 51 days at the hospital and now he is in a Rehabilitation Center fighting to get his life back.
On October 15, 2001, Jose made his debut into the world as a premature baby. He fought hard in the hospital and he came home healthy and ready to live. From that moment on, Jose has always lived his life to the fullest, achieving anything he set his mind to. Always dedicated to studies, Jose graduated from high school in the top 3% of his class. He accepted a full academic scholarship at the University of Florida (UF), having been offered several full scholarships at other universities for his successes in tennis and academics. At UF, he dreams of joining the tennis team and graduating with high achievements. Jose fought then, and we have no doubt he will fight hard in this instance as well. We have faith he will come home healthy and ready to live.
From a very young age Jose dedicated himself to sports: swimming, baseball, soccer, basketball, and tennis, both in the city of Coral Springs and where he attended high school- Coral Springs Charter School (CSC). Jose has participated and won dozens of tournaments, competing on the Varsity Tennis team for 7 years. He was part of the 2016 tennis team that made it to the Regional Finals for the first time in Coral Springs Charter School’s history. In 2019, José became the 2019 District Champion, an achievement that gave him the opportunity to participate in the Florida State High School Competition as the only person to do so in his high school’s history. Before going to college, Jose Manuel was ranked in the top 100 in Florida Region 8 of the US Tennis Association. You would think Jose had no time for anything else, but he was also a member of various school clubs and the National Honor Society. College is no different, as he is also a member of the Honor Student Society at UF and a Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity brother.
Updates (3)
May 19, 2021
Ayuda a Jose Manuel a volver a caminar
José Manuel está finalmente en casa, comenzando una vida nueva, con muchos retos para él y para toda la familia.
Su meta es volver a caminar, pero para lograrlo, necesitamos muchas oraciones y el apoyo de la comunidad.
Las terapias son extremadamente costosas y el seguro solo cubre 30 horas al año, que están a punto de terminar. José Manuel debe hacer como mínimo 10 horas a la semana de terapias que el seguro no cubre.
Adicionalmente, su vivienda necesita ser adaptada y José Manuel necesita comprar equipos para hacer sus terapias en su hogar todos los días, adicionalmente a las terapias en el hospital.
José Manuel es un luchador y sus terapias las hace con mucho empeño y tenacidad para lograr sus metas.
Ayúdanos a ayudarlo.
Help Jose regain his ability to walk
José Manuel is home starting a new life and facing new challenges.
His goal is to regain his ability to walk, and to get there he needs the support of his community and to know you're thinking of him.
Physical therapy is incredibly expensive and the insurance only covers 30 hours of PT a year. Jose needs to do 10 hours of PT a week to have a chance at regaining his ability to walk, however the insurance won't cover all of the hours he needs.
Additionally, his home needs to be retrofitted to become more accessible and José needs PT equipment at home to continue with in-home therapy.
José is a fighter and he puts a lot of effort into his therapies. Please help us help him accomplish his goal
May 17, 2021
Ayuda a Jose Manuel a volver a caminar
José Manuel está finalmente en casa, comenzando una vida nueva, con muchos retos para él y para toda la familia.
Su meta es volver a caminar, pero para lograrlo, necesitamos muchas oraciones y el apoyo de la comunidad.
Las terapias son extremadamente costosas y el seguro solo cubre 30 horas al año, que están a punto de terminar. José Manuel debe hacer como mínimo 10 horas a la semana de terapias que el seguro no cubre.
Adicionalmente, su vivienda necesita ser adaptada y José Manuel necesita comprar equipos para hacer sus terapias en su hogar todos los días, adicionalmente a las terapias en el hospital.
José Manuel es un luchador y sus terapias las hace con mucho empeño y tenacidad para lograr sus metas.
Ayúdanos a ayudarlo.
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Guestbook
December 30, 2024
Best wishes to Jose from Brady Hirsch’s family.
William Hirsch
August 22, 2022
Help Jose Manuel
Rocio Valdez
May 14, 2022
Jose Manuel estas en nuestras oracion, por una pronta y exitosa recuperacion, para la Gloria de Dios.
Tus hermanos en Cristo!
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