Hello
@cryptopie has done many things over the past years to fund himself, including a go fund me.
This is not so straight forward internationally. The go find me page if I recall was taken down as it was not viable in the Philippines and sadly in spite of effort did not attract much interest, (is that right @cryptopie, it was a while back and my recall is unclear.)
Quite some time ago I was more engaged in steemit and we went to great lengths to show the steemit community that he is the genuine article, to raise his profile, explain his complex situation and appeal for assistance.
When steem and crypto was doing well this was beneficial I imagine in assisting his expenses. With the down turn I now imagine this is really hard now.
The insurance that he references does not provide for adequate amount of dialysis, pain medication or essential medication, recommended nutritional supplements, transport to hospital, care assistance, any level of living provision, food housing. Actual surgery of any kind or physical therapy, speech therapy or any ongoing support is a seemingly unattainable dream.
I am in Australia. I am rather ill myself, when we first tried to work on these things together I was not so sick. As I got sicker I feel I let him down, I dropped away. We were contacting organisations, supplement and pharmaceutical companies, local Filipino hospitals, everyday I emailed someone. International organisations are limited and focused on helping children. They want feel good outcomes of smiling children for their boards and trustees.
@thediyworld if you are able to help, or influence others who may help I invite you to read the posts that showed our work, it is on the blockchain.
Things like good food and pain relief and the recommended 3rd dialysis a week feel like a dream to @cryptopie. If he was in another country his condition would not have developed to the extent it has, it is a condition that is representative of inequity. I had a dream of finding the right doctors and rallying steemians to rally their own networks to change his life's trajectory. My own illness process and the resulting isolation that it's longevity has brought upon my husband and I now have me realise the limit of human spirit, it is disillusioning to me. But during this time I have also come across a very small hand full of people who have been like angels to me. They have had big hearts and have changed my opinion of individuals. One person can choose to do something substantial.
If you are his angel then please do what you can. You would make not one but 2 very sick people content if you could help. I put all the energy I had at the time into contacting everyone I could and posting on steemit about our growing friendship. I am too sick to continue posting and calling, I am moving my family close to relatives this week so my mother, like Arnolds, can help care for them.
https://steemit.com/life/@girlbeforemirror/there-is-a-man-with-liontiasis-in-balacan-province-in-the-philippines-who-is-asking-the-world-via-steemit-everyday-for-help