Thanks to Mayche from Serbian Café we’ve been able to get in touch directly with Dr Nath and he’s promised to help us out!
Dr Nath is visiting Florida in May and June and will be doing free patient evaluations. Mayche has invited us to stay with her and see the doctor for the consultation, because it certainly means so much more to see him in person. As it was, we had only spoken with answering machines and assistants. Mayche said she got the feeling this was a really kind man and was convinced he’d help us. And she was right: when she wrote to the hospital to request a formal invitation for the evaluation in Florida (which we need in order to get our US visas), Dr Nath replied personally and said he wants to see us and look at Jana personally. He also said he’d help us out as much as possible, and that he’d figure out a way to work it out for us.
Mayche and I were speechless, shaking with excitement and joy.
I can’t describe the feeling, I could not speak, I was just trembling and staring at Jana who was sleeping peacefully…
I couldn’t stop the tears, the only thing my husband and I kept saying was “God is hearing our prayers, we’ll save our Janka, we will!”
My one request to you all is if you could possibly help us out financially as much as you can, and forward the link to this blog to everyone you know, so we can raise as much money as possible and be ready to discuss the surgery with the doctor. Thank you all so much, dear friends, and thank you to the moderators at Serbian Café who’ve kept our story at the top of the page, because that’s where it all started.
Big kisses to all of you!
Jana’s Mum Milica
3 comments:
Have you considered looking at Shriners in Philadelphia?
http://www.ubpn.org/medicalresources/kozin-contact.html
Shriners Hospitals for Children provides their services at no charge. However, in some cases, necessary medical services not normally provided by Shriners Hospitals may need to be obtained from an outside medical facility. In these instances, Shriners Hospitals for Children will handle the referrals and cover any deductible or co-payments required by your insurance
plan.
When submitting an application from a country outside the United States, Canada and Mexico, please include a letter,
in English, explaining the child’s medical condition and the reasons why the child cannot receive treatment in your home
country. In addition, copies of the child’s medical records (translated into English) must be sent with the letter and completed
application to:
Dr. Peter F. Armstrong
Director of Medical Affairs
Shriners International Headquarters
2900 North Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33607
If accepted, the family will be responsible for transportation to Shriners Hospitals from their home country, as well as
housing while in the United States.
I will send a letter to Dr. Armstrong to find out if they would be affiliated with Dr. Nath.
Thank you for the information.
"Mayche"
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