Hi, my name is Marcus. I’ve worked my whole life and excelled in customer service for 20 years. I was married for 20 years, and I got to travel to different countries. Life was good. Four years ago, I herniated two disks in my cervical spine and got an MRI. My spinal cord was compressed, almost leaving me quadriplegic. I had emergency surgery after the MRI came back an hour after I arrived at the hospital. The pain was unbearable. The industry I’ve been in took a dive, and I could no longer afford to live in the U.S., so I relocated to Mexico where I could afford food, water, and shelter. I’ve been here for four years living at a hostel where I haven’t felt safe due to strangers from all walks of life coming and going, usually for a couple of days. I share a 10-room dorm, so I get no privacy.
I’m ready to get back to the U.S. where my family lives, and I have little time as my father is gravely ill, and I’d like to see him before it’s too late. I’m isolated here and hurt my back again. This time it’s the disk under the two fused cervical disks, and I need to get to a hospital to get an MRI. I know this pain. I’m losing feeling in my right arm, and the pain is excruciating non-stop. I know I’ll need another surgery to take the pressure from the herniated disk off my spinal cord. I’m desperate to get back to my country and get my life back to normal where I feel safe and eager to rebuild with nothing but drive and determination. It’s been hard to live isolated in a country where opportunity is scarce. If I can get back home, I can get a small place and have a chance to start using my gift to earn enough to take care of my dad and take care of my health issues, as well as start living with a whole new window of opportunities that just aren’t available here where I feel stuck.
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you for your compassion.
