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Iʼve raised £11,410 to bring our terminally ill father back to his home country with a private air ambulance
- York
- Funded on Tuesday, 1st March 2022
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Chicco, our 62 years old father, has been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer, with only months of life expectancy. He’s currently in a hospice where he’s receiving excellent care, but his wish is to spend his last months in his homeland, Sardinia. Unfortunately the Italian embassy can only fund medically equipped plains for people who need lifesaving treatments or surgeries, which is not the case of our father, as there is no treatment or surgery available for him.
We have enquired about the cost of a private medically equipped air ambulance, and it’s between 18 and 20 thousand euros (15 to 17 thousand pounds). We can afford to put some of our savings toward this, but we’re asking for help to reach the full amount.
Our father has been a shepherd and a farmer for most of his life
and has a very deep bond with the land where he was born, and we want to do everything we can to grant him his wish.
We know it’s a big sum, but we only ask everyone to donate whatever little they can and together we might be able to bring Chicco home ❤️
Thank you,
Nicoletta, Valentina, Michele, Maria e Alice
A Chicco e' stato diagnosticato un cancro al fegato in stadio terminale mentre si trovava qui a York. Al momento si trova in un hospice dove sta ricevendo cure eccellenti, ma il suo desiderio e' di passare i mesi che gli rimangono nella sua Terra, la Sardegna. Purtroppo l'Ambasciata Italiana e' in grado di organizzare voli medici di rimpatrio solo per pazienti che hanno bisogno di cure o operazioni salvavita. Ci siamo informati sul costo di un'aeroambulanza privata, che costerebbe tra i 18 e i 20 mila euro. Noi contribuiremo con i nostri risparmi, ma abbiamo bisogno di aiuto per raggiungere la cifra intera. Chicco ha fatto il pastore per la maggior parte della sua vita, e' ha un legame viscerale con la sua Terra,e noi vogliamo fare di tutto per avverare il suo desiderio. Sappiamo che si tratta di una cifra importante, ma se ognuno riesce a donare il poco che puo' permettersi, magari tutti insieme riusciremo a riportare Chicco a casa.
Nicoletta, Valentina, Michele, Maria e Alice
Updates
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- 3 years ago
Vale P
3 years agoABBIAMO LA CIFRA INTERA! Grazie alle donazioni qui su JustGiving, a tutte le persone che hanno contribuito alla raccolta a Marrubiu, alle persone che da Marrubiu e dal resto del mondo ci hanno inviato un bonifico, ora abbiamo tutti i soldi che ci servono per l’aero ambulanza che ha riportato Chicco a casa. Questa pagina non può essere chiusa prima del 1 marzo, ma in meno di due settimane siamo arrivati alla cifra intera! Grazie infinite a tutti ❤️ Chicco e famiglia
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- 3 years ago
Vale P
3 years agoWE HAVE THE FULL BALANCE! Thanks to everyone who donated here on JustGiving, to all the people who contributed in our village in Sardinia, and to a very generous private donation we received yesterday, we now have everything we need to pay the air ambulance! The page will stay open until the 1st March as I can’t close it any earlier than that, but we got to the full amount we needed in less than 2 weeks! Thank you so much to each and everyone of you ❤️ Chicco and all the family
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- 3 years ago
Vale P
3 years agoAggiornamento: Chicco è arrivato in Sardegna ieri notte, stanco dal viaggio ma felicissimo di essere a casa ❤️ Grazie a tutte le persone che hanno donato per aiutarci a realizzare il suo sogno, non abbiamo più parole per esprimere la nostra gratitudine. Update: Chicco arrived in Sardinia last night, tired from travelling but very happy to be home ❤️ Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to help us fulfill his dream, we have no words left to express how grateful we are.
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Feb 27, 2022
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Feb 25, 2022
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Stefania
Feb 11, 2022
Best wishes to Chicco and family
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Vincenzo Dettori
Feb 11, 2022
Da emigrato sardo e da purtroppo invalido spero che possa tornare nella nostra terra che per noi sardi rimane sempre nel nostro cuore❤️
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