Here in Canada, it is Thanksgiving weekend and I wish to thank you for your prayers and support. Andrew has been out of the intensive care unit for a few days now. What a system we have here, they put him in a room with someone with COVID! So far, so good. 

It is hoped that Andrew will be able to go home soon. Your prayers are efficacious. 

Andrew's unemployment benefits are long gone now. His employer did not provide sufficient health care benefits for disability. There is no indication when he can return to work and be self-supporting. His parents and brother are helping where they can.

Please, be generous and may God bless you.

Good morning,

Andrew is no longer on life-support and is breathing on his own. However, he has pneumonia and is on an insulin drip.

Friends, please be generous. It is impossible to determine when Andrew will become self-supporting. Due to fine motor skill damage, he cannot return to his former position. 

Friends,

I have some unfortunate news on Monday, September 30, 2024. Andrew was rushed to hospital yesterday and is in intensive care. On Saturday, at his son's birthday party, he felt unwell. On Sunday, the usual video call before church with his parents and Orlando's grandparents did not take place causing concern with his parents, an hour away. When the grandmother called, Andrew's son Orlando answered that daddy was asleep on the floor, he collapsed as a result of a diabetes issue. This is too much for a little boy to bear. Andrew had been making progress with physiotherapy and this is a real setback and we have no idea what the outcome of this latest crisis is going to be.

Your generosity in the past has been wonderful. We are short of our goal which we were hoping to do by Christmas. The "push" for that is now early; I expect the goal of $50,000.00 is now not going to be enough, and when he will work again is impossible to state. We will up it as we get closer.

In your kindness, please give. But please also share this on your social media.

May God bless you and on behalf of Andrew and Orlando, thank you.

David Anthony Domet

Hello Friends,

As you can see above, I have been raising funds for a friend, Andrew Rivera, for almost a year now. It was just a day or two after Easter 2023 that Andrew faced a great health crisis. As of today, $39,500.00 has been raised from a $50,000.00 goal. Andrew is facing more surgery due to nerve damage as a result of the coma and stroke.

Today, March 13, is Andrew's birthday. He is 43 years old and as above, a single father. Andrew will require more surgery and therapy and will need to find a new career. In the meantime, I am reaching out to you again, in your Lenten charity, to give due consideration to this need.

God bless you all.

David Anthony Domet

Christmas Day is past but the Christmas season continues on at least until Epiphany (January 6) and even as long as Candlemas (February 2). At this time and on behalf of Andrew, I want to wish you a Blessed Christmas and thank you for your generosity over the last year. 

I saw Andrew just over a week ago at a Service of Lessons and Carols, he is making progress. Yet, the difficulty remains in his hands and shoulders, as nerve damage from the coma and extended periods in bed continues. The things we find out in these medical crises are quite incredible. As I've said before, like an episode of House. 

This is now the latest challenge - a surgery at some point in the new year and then more recovery with no certainty as to a return to work.

Please remember Andrew in your prayers as he prays for each of you who have been so kind to him. Thank you once again for your generosity.

It is now November 17, over 7 months since Andrew's collapse from a diabetic coma and the resulting complications, including kidney failure (now resolved) and a stroke. During the medical crisis and testing it was found that Andrew had a hole in his heart. I'm glad to write that in mid-September, it was repaired in surgery and Andrew continues to recover. However, the effect of the stroke and the whole period of being in a coma means that his recovery is still ongoing. Make no mistake, he is improving, but, there is no indication of when he will be able to return to work. It may be many, many months, I cannot predict. 

I ask you not to forget Andrew and Orlando and to remember them in your prayers.

I thank each of you for your kindness by way of financial support. Many of you have given multiple times. Some have given small amounts, like the recent $7 donation. That is the "widow's mite," and the opus Dei! Thank you so much. 

Please, please, share this on your social media. Please help us get to the $50,000 goal by Christmas.

God bless you. 

David Anthony Domet

Dear Friends,

Andrew Rivera has been a friend of mine for many years. He has been a collaborator with me on the organization of many Masses in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite across the Greater Toronto Area. He is known to many here both in the diocesan traditional community and the Society of St. Pius X. Andrew is a single father of a five-year-old boy, pictured with him above, his wife having passed away three years ago.

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Just after Easter, Andrew had a serious attack and went into a diabetic coma. The next few weeks were like an episode of House (without the cursing and such). Every time I spoke with his mother there was another issue. Infection. Kidney failure and dialysis and the usual things and indignities that accompany such a situation. The most shocking and profound was a caused by clots that can happen due to inactivity. (No jab here folks, so let's leave that one alone). However, it turns out that the cause of the clots may have been a previously undetected "hole in the heart." more properly known as an atrial septal defect and is from birth. In addition to this, there is ongoing neuropathy from the .

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Tomorrow morning, Monday, September 18, Andrew will have PFO Closure surgery. Please remember Andrew today at Mass and in your prayers, that God will guide the surgeon's hands so that all will be well and grant a full recovery in all these things to Andrew.

Now, the recovery from this is going to add to the other maladies. It is simply not known when Andrew will be able to return to work.

Thus, I am asking you to be generous with our fundraising campaign.

Your help is most appreciated, Andrew has seen all the data from the GiveSendGo and you are all in his prayers.

God bless you.

David Anthony Domet

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First, I want to thank you for all your donations thus far. You are very kind. May God bless you abundantly.

It is August 16 and it has now been over four months since that Easter Week incident that sent Andrew and his family into this crisis. I spoke with him yesterday and he is making great progress. I'm sorry I am not disclosing here all the medical circumstances, I am trying to respect his privacy as much as possible given the circumstances and I am sure you understand. Andrew is not yet "out of the woods." There are more tests to go because as is often the case, when a medical crisis happens and one is exposed to all of these tests and interventions, causes or sometimes new issues are discovered and that is the case. It is too early to say how it will be dealt with and while Canadian health care will cover the medical needs, there is no indication as yet, when he will be able to return to work. If further surgery is required, it will be many, many months. 

On behalf of Andrew and his family, thank you again and God bless you. 

David Anthony Domet

Good day,

As we approach this last week of June, I'd like to take a moment to thank you all for your kindness and generosity. I am deeply moved by the fact that many of you have given multiple times. As last updated, Andrew is home. His parents have moved in and he continues to undergo recovery. He has even been able to attend church. The issue now is the long-term recovery and eventual correction of what may have been the underlying cause. The importance of this fundraiser to continue is the fact that there is no indication of when Andrew will be able to return to work. The company has no short or long-term disability plan so whatever you give is going directly to sustain Andrew and his son. All funds raised up to last week have been handed over. God bless you for your generosity. David Domet

Dear Friends,

After 40 days (there is a significant number), Andrew is being released from the hospital today for home recovery. We thank God above for this grace and you for your prayers for Andrew. Whilst still trying to maintain as much privacy as possible, Andrew's situation was like watching an old episode of House. An initial sudden crisis led to numerous connective matters and the determination of some pre-existing conditions. For the last few weeks, he has been in therapy in the hospital and will now continue as an out-patient and from home. Full recovery will take up to a year and there is no indication yet of a date for a return to work. 

On behalf of Andrew and his family, I want to extend their gratitude for your prayerful and financial support. 

Given the long-term recovery, we ask for your new or continued support for the next while. 

God bless you all.

David Domet

Andrew is doing much better and is entering rehabilitation therapy. He remains in the hospital for the time being. Thank you for your kindness and generosity of prayers and donations. If you are able to continue to donate, we thank you. God bless.