[This is excerpted from an email update from Crisis magazine.]
On May 7, a 26-year-old wife and mother named Susan Torres collapsed at home. Her husband, Jason, rushed her to the emergency room only to learn that she has stage four melanoma and is brain-dead with no hope for recovery.
Adding to that crushing news, Susan was 17 weeks pregnant. Jason knew that his wife would want desperately for the baby to live and be delivered, and so he instructed the doctors to keep her on life support until the child had a fighting chance.
Over a month has passed and the baby is doing well. Unfortunately, though, the hospital bills are adding up. Since insurance only covers a portion of the expense, the family is absorbing $1,500 a day in medical costs. They have little money and need our help.
This is the time for Catholics to stand behind a man who has lost his beloved wife; he must not lose his child as well. If the baby is successfully delivered, it will be a victory in the midst of a heartbreaking situation.
The family has a Website where you can donate money, receive regular updates, and look through a few family photos. I know you have bills to pay and all the other costs of everyday life. But if you can, please help them.
Here's the website:
http://www.susantorresfund.org/
Thank you in advance for your generosity. And please keep the entire Torres family in your prayers.
