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Tomás needs a lift to Palmira General Hospital - can you help one day a week?

Tomás needs dialysis three times a week and has lost the ability to drive; volunteer drivers can each take one day.

🇨🇴 Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia572 views
Valentina W. Acosta
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Palmira
Tomás has been on dialysis for 2 years and until recently drove to Palmira General Hospital alone. After a foot amputation, Tomás can no longer drive. Taxis cost more than the family can pay three times a week. We're building a rota of volunteer drivers. Each session is 4 hours, including the trip there and back; most volunteers take one regular day. The journey is about 14 km each way. Tomás is cheerful company. You'd need a car in good condition and a clean driving record. We'll cover your fuel costs, and the family will send you home with homemade food. Please say which day works for you in the comments. Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
effort
one weekly trip
format
In person in Palmira
skills
reliable car, clean driving record
#rides#dialysis#volunteer-drivers#medical

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  • Pradeep T. Patel

    Sending love, Valentina. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope August is when things finally get easier.

    • Mthunzi E. Lombard

      hang in there, Valentina. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

      • Anushka A. Chheda

        best of luck, Valentina. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Manchester.

        • Riley Fitzgerald

          Sending strength, Valentina. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

          • Giovanni Marco Fiore

            Wishing you the best, Valentina. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 38 people at work. Thinking of Palmira.

            • Lily M. Chambers

              You're not alone, Valentina. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Depok.

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