Marlon Needs Help

Meet 9yr old Marlon. He was in 4th grade at school. He lives in a village called Los Robles near Patzun.

A few months ago he was at school and had a fall. They discovered that he had cancer in his leg.
He was treated a the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City and was operated on a month ago.

Marlon’s father died last year. This family is very poor and cannot afford the treatment that Marlon needs.
He needs to be taking medication that it is really impossible for the family to afford.
One medication costs $35 US a month, the other costs $48 US a month.

The mother, Maria is 48yrs old. She had 9 children, Marlon is the youngest. Four adult children still live at home, the two brothers, 25yr old and 23yr old work to support the mother and the family. But they do not earn very much, one works in the fields and the other works as a builders assistant. They earn approx.$35 US each per week.
A 20yr old sister lives at home, she cannot find work and her 18yr old
sister is studying.

They have to provide food not only for their mother and siblings but also for their 32yr old aunt, Sebastiana and her five young children. They lost their father a few months after Marlon’s mother died and they have no-one to support them. She now lives with them.

Marlon also needs to be able to go back to the city for a check up but the family cannot afford the transportation costs . This is approximately $100usd apart from the medicines that he needs.

They cannot take Marlon on the public bus because of his leg. He is in a lot of pain.

We are urgently seeking support for these medicines and his trip to the hospital. If you can help , this family would be very, very grateful.

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