seeking a donation

Hello, all!

I am writing to you to ask for a donation of a CPAP/APAP?BiPAP machine. I tried posting this in the donation thread, but my post does not appear there (or I haven't figured how to find it), so I am starting a new thread.

My partner was diagnosed with sleep apnea 2 years ago, and he also suffers from asthma, Hashimoto disease and insulin resistance, thus he really lacks vitality. We live in Bulgaria, the poorest country in Europe, which has a very low standard of living, compared to the US, and thus CPAP machines are very expensive for us, and they are not covered for by health insurance. Actually in Bulgaria they cost about 30% to 50% more than in the US. For a good-quality autoCPAP machine we need to pay a price equal to my salary for 3-4 months.

We had been saving to buy a machine for 1 year, and then my partner got laid off from work in December 2011 and I had to take an unpaid leave of absence just a week ago to fly to the US to take care of my mother, who just underwent an open heart surgery (triple bypass) at the St. Joseph hospital in Atlanta. Needless to say, what we had saved up to pay for a CPAP was used to pay for my airfare from Sofia, Bulgaria to Atlanta, Georgia.

If anyone of you has a CPAP they don't use, we will really appreciate your donation. My partner does have a mask, as his doctor let him rent a autoCPAP (APAP) machine for 1 month to see if it will help (it sure did!) and he was required to buy a new mask for it for $100. I don't know if all masks fit all models of APAP/CPAP, but thought this is important.

Well, hoping someone out there can help us. You can email me at atraykovaATyahoo.com (insert @ where the AT is) I will be in the US until the first week of March, so no international mailing is necessary.

Wishing you all the best of health,

Anna Traykova