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Volunteer drivers wanted: Raffaele's dialysis appointments
A rota of drivers to the Bergamo Dialysis Unit would keep Raffaele on treatment. Even one trip a week helps.
🇮🇹 Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy507 views
Raffaele has been on dialysis for 3 years and until recently drove to the Bergamo Dialysis Unit alone. After a foot amputation, Raffaele 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 23 km each way.
Raffaele 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.
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- effort
- one weekly trip
- format
- In person in Bergamo
- skills
- reliable car, clean driving record
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sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Bergamo
Thinking of you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Wishing Raffaele a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Hang in there, Gabriella. Hope you get there. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.