Luis Miguel Cardoso, a 52-year-old physical education teacher, launched an appeal to help pay more than 120,000 euros in medical expenses after suffering an aneurysm in New York, United States of America. The Santo Tirso-born teacher was on vacation with his family when he was rushed to the hospital on August 29.
“I had two hemorrhage surgeries and spent seven days in the intensive care unit at Weil Cornell Medical Center in New York,” wrote Luis Miguel Cardoso on Instagram. “Given the very high costs associated with health in the United States, this medical care is expected to exceed 150,000 euros. Travel insurance only covers 30,000 euros, so the rest has to be covered by me, who alone can’t afford to support it.”
The teacher, who works for the Porto Volleyball Association, says he is “stable and recovering” but has not yet been allowed to return to Portugal, where he will have to “undergo a third surgery to reconstruct his left hip.” scull”. He has already been discharged from the hospital and is in the house of a relative with his wife: “I turn to you from the bottom of my heart for help, in which any contribution is very welcome and appreciated.”