stricken family appeals for help to save 13
Jamaica Observer••health
Key Points:
- A 13-year-old Jamaican boy, Jarel Gordon, diagnosed with Stage 5 kidney disease, urgently needs a kidney transplant, with his father as the donor, at AdventHealth Hospital in Orlando, Florida.
- The family must raise US$170,000 for the transplant procedure; so far, US$16,463 has been collected through a GoFundMe campaign.
- Jarel's illness has severely impacted his daily life, including his eyesight and mobility, requiring dialysis two to three times weekly and preventing him from attending school.
- The family’s financial situation has worsened following Hurricane Melissa, which destroyed the mother's workplace and disrupted the father's seafood business due to power outages.
- Despite these challenges, the family remains hopeful and is appealing to
