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Volunteer drivers wanted: João's dialysis appointments
João needs dialysis three times a week and has lost the ability to drive; volunteer drivers can each take one day.
🇧🇷 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1,224 views
João has been on dialysis for 1 years and until recently drove to the Niterói Dialysis Unit alone. After a minor stroke, João 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 3 hours, including the trip there and back; most volunteers take one regular day. The journey is about 34 km each way.
João 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.
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- effort
- one weekly trip
- format
- In person in Niterói
- skills
- reliable car, clean driving record
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People who offered to help
- Ngozi Aisha Akinwale 🇳🇬 Accepted
I live about 5 km from Niterói. I can help at the weekend, tell me what you need. Flexible on timing.
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Take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.
Good luck, Fernando. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care
Rooting for you, Fernando. Looking forward to the next update. All the best.
Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Niterói.
Best of luck, Fernando. Looking forward to the next update. All the best
Wishing you peace, Fernando. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Bandung.
thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning.
Thinking of you and your family, Fernando. Hope you get there. Blessings.
sending love, Fernando. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Granada
Hope it all works out, Fernando. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Surabaya.
Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 34 people at work. Take care
Hope it all works out, Fernando. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Niterói
Sending strength. Hope the doctors have good news. Please keep us posted.