Nicolas continues to surprise everyone with his progress. ❤️
My son Nick, 9 years old, suffered a brain hemorrhage caused by the rupture of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). He spent more than two weeks in the ICU, and that was when we began a long journey of recovery.
Fortunately, Nicolas has been positively surprising everyone throughout his recovery, but unfortunately, we still have a long road ahead of us, including facing surgery.
We are in the United States, and Nick does not have health insurance here, so we know that everything is very expensive, especially in his case, which involved an ambulance, emergency care, ICU, hospital stay, physical therapy, medical appointments, medications, home adaptations, surgery, post-surgery care, etc. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars. But I believe in my faith, and step by step, we will figure everything out. ❤️
He is now going through intensive physical therapy because he needs to recover and become strong enough to undergo surgery.
We have a lot of faith and optimism that everything will go well, even though brain surgery is something very delicate.
So it is important to explain that the treatment is not over yet — and neither are the costs.
In the middle of all this confusion, I went two months without working. One month was unpaid vacation because the company I worked for does not pay me during the month of July. My children came to visit me in July and we were on vacation, and then, at the end of July, the incident happened. I spent the entire month of August completely focused on Nicolas's situation, and I even left my job. So, in total, I went two months without income.
Clearly, going two months without working, combined with all these additional bills and expenses, had a significant impact on our financial situation. His mother also had to leave her job and come here to help me take care of Nick so that I could gradually return to work. This clearly means having another person and additional expenses under my responsibility.
I am sharing this information in a summarized way, while trying to be as transparent as possible, because I believe that when you are dealing with money from other families, it becomes something sacred, and because of that, everything needs to be clearly explained.
Nicolas still needs medications, physical therapy, medical appointments, follow-up care, and additional exams. In addition, the arteriovenous malformation that caused the bleeding still needs to be treated and will require surgical intervention.
In two weeks, he will have another appointment with his doctor, when we will have more information about the surgery and the next steps in his treatment.
Just like everything that has been done so far, the upcoming treatments and procedures will continue to be paid privately.
Because of all of this, after thinking about it for a long time, I decided to create this fundraiser and reach out to my entire network of friends and people who care about Nicolas, about me, and about my family, so that Nicolas can have all the support possible to come out of this challenge even stronger.
All contributions will be used strictly to cover the costs related to this entire situation. I want to thank everyone involved in advance.
Any contribution makes a difference. And for those who are unable to contribute financially, sharing this fundraiser also helps us tremendously.
Sending a zelle or venmo directly would be a more advantageous option because of the fees and percentage retained by the fundraising website.
WE ARE ALSO RUNNING THIS CAMPAIGN IN BRAZIL through bank transfers such as PIX, as well as VAKINHA. You can find all the details on my Instagram: markupereira
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has been following this journey, helping, sharing, sending messages, praying, and rooting for Nicolas's recovery. It has made a huge difference for both me and my son.
He is doing his part every single day. And we will continue doing everything within our power for him. ❤️
Zelle in the U.S.: 2025097148
Venmo in the U.S.: marco19pereira
BRAZIL via Pix:
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THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH! Nick will come back even stronger!
Even in 900 lifetimes, I could never thank you enough for all the concern, messages, support, and everything you are doing! ❤️
