Leora Gold was a mother and homemaker who devoted a huge chunk of her time to starting a worldwide movement aimed at saving her father’s life. Despite critique from friends for her “unrealistic” goal, she persevered.
Leora shared, “I’ve been doing what any daughter should do, but I’ve gotten shocking feedback from people telling me I’m wasting my time. My father was struck suddenly with a complex disease that baffled doctors. He was forced to amputate his leg to save his life and now requires complex surgery to remove the infection from his body."
"With the help of family and friends, I’ve created a campaign to get my father to the surgery - an impossible feat without help. But the funding issue is huge, and we’ve faced obstacles wherever we went.”
Her father, Refoel Chai, lost his job as a bus driver when he was forced to amputate his leg due to his infection. Now that the infection has spread further, the surgery he desperately needs was put on hold because he has no way to pay for it.
A father of 14, his children have rallied together to raise $350,000 to cover surgery. In a story that touched hundreds, Leora spread awareness of her father’s incredible character, and success stories with the struggling children he encountered in his role as a bus driver.
A high-profile campaign is running, with the warm endorsement of the Chief Rabbi of Israel, amongst other public figures. With time running out, readers can keep Refoel Chai alive by donating towards his surgery costs. Refol Chai is too young and vibrant to be taken without being given a fighting chance in life, and his children have begged the public to give their father the surgery he can’t live without.
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