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Originally Posted by Brock Landers
EU,
Probably a good place to start is why you need 30-50k? Wiper is obviously one option but there are other ways to scrape up some cash. We'll need to know a little more about your situation to be able to advise you on what path to take.
Long story short, it's my sister. She has had MAJOR pain issues for most of her life (she's older than I am.). She walks around with a pain level of 8+ on a daily basis. I have no clue how she does it. She's tried EVERYTHING including a pain pump in her bum and smoking weed. Nothing has worked. She's had numerous doctors and numerous surgeries, to no avail. The most it does is bring her pain level down to maybe a 4. What's more is that though all of it, she's worked at the same job. My brother (her husband, we don't say in laws in our family) is a vet (Marine) with PTSD that has caused him to go through 4 jobs in 2 years. Thankfully her insurance is good enough that it's covered all of her surgeries and most of her prescriptions and they haven't lost their house. They also have 2 children.
I did a bunch of research and found out that South Korean medicine is literally 15 years more advanced than ours here in the US. They will be able to help her, but I need the amount to be able to pay for the surgery, our plane tickets, hotel stay, etc. The great thing is that the South Korean won is seriously weak against the US dollar and it continues to fall. They also will bargain a bit on the price, but I need cash to do so. The price is approximately $25,000 USD and they'll take off the 10% VAT (tax) if you pay cash.
I am a single Mom myself and I can honestly say that I couldn't have made it without them. They've been amazing to me. Which is why I am willing to put myself out there for them. My sister is the first person I call if something happens I need advice or their help. I've gone to the doctor with her, sat in the hospital with her, taken her to surgery after surgery and watched my nephews for them. It pains (and angers) me to watch her go through all of this and end up basically in the same place. I have an inheritance coming, but the money won't come for 2-4 months after I get submit the documents they need (that timeline is in the paperwork from the state, which I can provide). I can't wait that long because my sister is thisclose to going on disability (or being fired, actually), which will put them in an even worse position than they are in now. The fact that she's close to doing that means the pain has gotten bad enough to affect even her. Once I have the money, I can schedule the trip which will take no more than 5 weeks. The first week she will see the doctors and schedule surgery for the end of the week or the beginning of the second. They won't release her to return here for at least 3 weeks. So five weeks or less. She can take off of work for that and not have to file for disability. By the time we return, she won't have to have any more surgeries, take time off of work or anything else because she'll finally be pain free.
Surgery: $25,000
Round Trip tickets: $2400
Hotel for 5 weeks : $3000
Food, transportation, etc. $2000
Total: $32,400 (approx.)
So for better or for worse, there it is.
I'm not lazy at all, I'm a hustler usually. I just had medical issues of my own this past year or I'd work up the money. I'm working on getting rid of the 40 pounds I gained on this stupid medication I just stopped taking. I hate to admit it, but when you're thin and pretty, you can find a lot of money easily when you need it.
Last edited by EUBeauty95; 01-31-2016 at 04:29 AM.