Wednesday, November 11, 2009
EDUARDO NEEDS A HEART...and he can't get one because he does not have health insurance
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A 14 year old boy named Eduardo Loredo was hospitalized at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO, on July 2009. It was discovered that his heart was enlarging, making the pumping of the blood difficult. Eduardo has been at Children's for 3 months since July. Eduardo was given medication to improve his heart condition, but the medication did not have an effect on his heart. Doctors eventually told the family that Eduardo would need a heart transplant. Children's Mercy worked with St. Luke's Hospital to ensure that Eduardo would receive the transplant and Karina, Eduardo's mom, was told by St. Luke hospital that St. Luke hospital would pay for all the operation expenses. A few days Karina received a phone call from St. Luke's Hospital letting her know that they had made a mistake and Eduardo would not be receiving the heart transplant. Moreover, Children's Mercy hospital told Karina that in order to put her son on the waiting list for a heart, the family would need $100,000 as a down payment. Eduardo and his family don't have health insurance. On Wed. Oct. 14th, after being at Children's Mercy for 3 months, Eduardo was sent home by the hospital. He was denied being place on the waiting list and denied the heart transplant. The JCCC Latinos United Now and Always Club and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign have made their priority letting everyone know in our community and the nation that EDUARDO needs a HEART transplant and that this inhumanity and injustice against Eduardo and his family will not be tolerated.
Please, help us spread the word and let us know if you know of anyone who could possibly help Eduardo.
Please contact:
The JCCC Latinos United Now and Always Club at: lunajccc@gmail.com
Nicole Vengrove from the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign at nicvengrove@gmail.com.
Labels: Eduardo Loredo, Health Care
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A: If this kid is involved with any "latino" organization, and especially visiting free clinics for his diagnosis, there's a high probability he isn't legal. If he isn't, deport him, problem solved.
"ZOMG THAT'S SO HORRIBLE" get a clue. Want to come to America? Learn English, Learn the constitution, Get a drivers license, Hold a job, learn the law, and learn to shoot a gun. When you can do those things you are American. The illegals I know are not American, they know it, they know even though I'm nice to them their days are limited.
B: If this organization put their effort into donation gathering rather than hippy liberal BS this kid would be out of that wheelchair by now.
C: Not my problem; I owe this child nothing and have enough of my own problems to deal with in a day. I don't care, and neither does 99% of America. 50 years ago this kid would be dead already; 50 year from now he'd get a bionic heart. Accept your circumstances, Obama is not going to come save you with a cape nor is congress. Grow up.
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"ZOMG THAT'S SO HORRIBLE" get a clue. Want to come to America? Learn English, Learn the constitution, Get a drivers license, Hold a job, learn the law, and learn to shoot a gun. When you can do those things you are American. The illegals I know are not American, they know it, they know even though I'm nice to them their days are limited.
B: If this organization put their effort into donation gathering rather than hippy liberal BS this kid would be out of that wheelchair by now.
C: Not my problem; I owe this child nothing and have enough of my own problems to deal with in a day. I don't care, and neither does 99% of America. 50 years ago this kid would be dead already; 50 year from now he'd get a bionic heart. Accept your circumstances, Obama is not going to come save you with a cape nor is congress. Grow up.
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