I am Venezuelan, still living in Venezuela. But my parents are Colombian inmigrants that came into the country in the early 90’s looking for better opportunities and quality of life.
As such, most of my relatives still live in Colombia, that includes my grandmas on my mom and dad’s side. In the last few years Venezuela’s economic situation has deteriorated rapidly and salaries are meager, to say it in civilized manner. Some employers will offer as little as $12/month. I mention the economic situation in my country because it has made it almost impossible to save money for anything other than basic needs and survival.
My grandma on my dad’s side of the family has been suffering from dementia for a few years now and, as you all would know, dementia is a degenerative disease that affects a adults memories and she is slowly but surely forgetting many of the things that have made her life so rich. As of now, she remembers her children’s names at times and her grandchildren’s faces, again at times, but not our names.
I would like to travel to Colombia to see her before her disease is too advanced for her to recognize me at all. It would be a travel by land, so it would be considerably longer than by plane but, also, much more cheaper. I have no need for luxury, just need to help to cover my travel expenses and go see my grandma. This trip would mean the world to me, and as I explained, is not just to go sight see. The only objective of this travel is not get see my grandma before she forgets who I am. I know that she will still have moments of clarity through the years, but the truth is I haven’t been to see her in years because of my very limited economic resources. Then the pandemic hit and that made it literally impossible to travel between Colombia and Venezuela as the borders were closed for over a year and half, with smugglers charging ridiculous amounts of money to move people from one country to the other. Now she is 79 years old and I just want to see her before it is too late.
I love my grandma, and if it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be doing this. For transparency sake, my grandma on my mom’s side lives in the same town I would get to see both of them. I won’t lie to you guys, some of the money I would, also, use for a few medical check ups I have been postponing for a while, again, because of lack of money to cover for them and the state of Venezuela’s public hospitals. Other than that, all the money would be destined to pay for my traveling expenses, so I can get to see my grandma once again.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated and I will be forever grateful to anyone who decides to help me make this happen.
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