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Rosaurys is a 23-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with end stage heart failure and now in urgent need of a heart transplant.
She was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, and moved to the United States in 2018 with her family for better educational and vocational opportunities. She completed high school and started to work as a home health attendant. In her spare time, Rosaurys enjoys collecting makeup products, practicing application techniques she learns from videos, and listening to bachata music. Her ultimate goal is become a lawyer to help vulnerable minority populations.
She was living a relatively normal life when in October 2023 she went for an evaluation at her local hospital in Brooklyn for worsening shortness of breath. She was found to have severe heart failure and transferred to the Northwell hospital system where it became clear that she was in emergent need of a heart transplant and was not responding to medical therapy. Her condition worsened to the point where she had to be placed on VA ECMO, which is essentially a series of tubes and pumps completely taking over the role of her heart and lungs. She remains in critical condition awaiting a suitable donor for heart transplant.
Rosaurys is the sole income earner of her household comprised of her mother, her 18-year-old brother, and stepfather. Her mother is unable to work due to a motor vehicle accident which has led to longstanding mobility problems and her stepfather has medical ailments preventing steady employment.
Once Rosaurys receives a heart transplant, she will be unable to work for at least 6 months to a year while she recovers physically from the surgery and more crucially, needs to avoid the chronically ill patients she typically cares for as a home health attendant because she will be on immunosuppression that will increase her chances of contracting a severe infection. There will no longer be a steady income for her household.
While medically her life could be saved by a heart transplant, it still won’t absolve the needs of her and her family such as the capacity to pay rent, buy groceries, and cover monthly bills. Everyone should have access to the highest levels of healthcare and it would be tragic for her to fall through the cracks because of non-medical financial needs. Any contributions to this fund would go a long way to supporting her and her family as she recuperates after transplant.
Rosaurys has chosen to fundraise for Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.
For more information, please contact Help Hope Live at 800.642.8399.
Thank you for your support!
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Familiares y amigos de Rosaurys Torrez-Almonte están recaudando dinero para la organización sin fines de lucro Help Hope Live para financiar gastos médicos no asegurados asociados con el trasplante.
Rosaurys es una mujer de 23 años a quien recientemente le diagnosticaron insuficiencia cardíaca terminal y ahora necesita urgentemente un trasplante de corazón.
Nació en Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana, y se mudó a los Estados Unidos en 2018 con su familia en busca de mejores oportunidades educativas y vocacionales. Terminó la escuela secundaria y comenzó a trabajar como asistente de atención médica domiciliaria. En su tiempo libre, Rosaurys disfruta coleccionar productos de maquillaje, practicar técnicas de aplicación que aprende en videos y escuchar música bachata. Su objetivo final es convertirse en abogada para ayudar a las poblaciones minoritarias vulnerables.
Llevaba una vida relativamente normal cuando, en octubre de 2023, fue a ser evaluada en su hospital local de Brooklyn por un empeoramiento de la dificultad para respirar. Se descubrió que tenía insuficiencia cardíaca grave y la transfirieron al sistema hospitalario de Northwell, donde quedó claro que necesitaba urgentemente un trasplante de corazón y no respondía al tratamiento médico. Su condición empeoró hasta el punto en que tuvieron que colocarle ECMO VA, que es esencialmente una serie de tubos y bombas que asumen por completo el papel de su corazón y pulmones. Ella permanece en estado crítico a la espera de un donante adecuado para un trasplante de corazón.
Rosaurys es la única fuente de ingresos de su hogar compuesto por su madre, su hermano de 18 años y su padrastro. Su madre no puede trabajar debido a un accidente automovilístico que le ha provocado problemas de movilidad de larga data y su padrastro tiene dolencias médicas que le impiden conseguir un empleo estable.
Una vez que Rosaurys reciba un trasplante de corazón, no podrá trabajar durante al menos 6 meses a un año mientras se recupera físicamente de la cirugía y, lo que es más importante, tendrá que evitar a los pacientes con enfermedades crónicas que normalmente atiende como asistente de atención médica a domicilio porque Estará bajo inmunosupresión, lo que aumentará sus posibilidades de contraer una infección grave. Ya no habrá un ingreso estable para su hogar.
Si bien desde el punto de vista médico su vida podría salvarse mediante un trasplante de corazón, aún así no absolverá las necesidades de ella y su familia, como la capacidad de pagar el alquiler, comprar alimentos y cubrir las facturas mensuales. Todo el mundo debería tener acceso a los más altos niveles de atención sanitaria y sería trágico que ella se quedara al margen debido a necesidades financieras no médicas. Cualquier contribución a este fondo contribuiría en gran medida a apoyarla a ella y a su familia mientras se recupera después del trasplante.
Rosaurys ha decidido recaudar fondos para Help Hope Live en parte porque Help Hope Live garantiza la responsabilidad fiscal de los fondos recaudados y la deducibilidad de impuestos para los contribuyentes. Los contribuyentes pueden estar seguros de que las donaciones se utilizarán para pagar o reembolsar gastos médicos y relacionados. Para realizar una donación deducible de impuestos a esta campaña de recaudación de fondos, haga clic en el botón Donar.
Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Help Hope Live al 800.642.8399.
¡Gracias por tu apoyo!
Rosaurys was urgently listed for transplant and ultimately received a life saving heart transplant on October 26, 2023. She continues recovering and has a long road ahead of her! Any and all support would be appreciated!
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