Story
Leandro, 7 Y/O, Miami Children’s Hospital
Leandro was a happy healthy boy until he was surprisingly diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML – a very aggressive type of Leukemia) in February of 2012. Since then, his life has become dramatically more challenging. Over the past year he has endured a rigorous chemotherapy program leading to a bone marrow transplant. His cancer treatment has weakened him such he has spent many days and weeks in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This devastation has required his mother to stop working since February of 2012 and his father (who is a migrant worker) is unable to consistently obtain more funds to help with the loss of income. They have struggled every month with paying their monthly rent, feeding their children and raising money for gas to get to and from the hospital. The combined emotional and financial stress on the family of five has been extremely challenging.
Needs
Leandro’s family needs immediate help with food, gasoline, telephone and rent.
