Please Donate to Help

If you or anyone else is willing to contribute to this cause, please make the donation for the Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant at:

Dario Martinez

Washington Mutual Bank

Benevolent Account# 934 373 7338

Or

Sent by mail at:

Northridge Services Center
PO BOX 1080

Northridge, CA 91328-9958

Please write the account number

on the check.

Thank you for your generosity

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Dario Martinez

Daro_us@hotmail.com

December 6, 2007

Memorial Hospital West

Medical Oncology/Hematology

801 N. Flamingo Rd.

Pembroke Pines, FL 33028

Dr. Lyle C. Feinstein, MD

954-430-6868

Admission Date: 10/15/07 – Present.

Diagnosis: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Dario Martinez. I am a 31-year old husband and father of a 10 month old baby boy and am expecting a baby girl in the next few months. I am a Cuban national having arrived in this country in 2001. I am now a legal resident.

I was in my fifth year of medical school in Havana, Cuba before I was expelled for political reasons. I found freedom and opportunity in this country and was able to obtain a medical internship in New Jersey. With my wife, a child, and a career in the profession I love in front me, my life was more than I could hope for.

On October 15, 2007, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. I am under the care of Dr. Lyle Feinstein, an oncologist at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines; FL. Dr. Feinstein has informed me that the only treatment that provides me with any hope in survival is a type of bone marrow transplant available in specialized hospitals. Unfortunately, my insurance company will not cover any more treatments, having already reached a cap. My wife and I have sought out different avenues that would allow me to undergo treatment, including Medicaid; however, because I am not a US Citizen, I am not eligible for Medicaid coverage. I have submitted an application for US Citizenship, but the current wait times for such applications is much longer than the doctors believe I can wait.

Because of my current situation, I am now coming to you, so that I may be considered for your financial assistance program. I’ve exhausted every other possibility and time is running out. We are in desperate need of your help. It is distressing to imagine that my son will grow up without his father simply because there was no money for a treatment that was very much available.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Dario Martinez.

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