Hi all, just to keep you guys updated. Marcelo is at the North Shore Hospital since monday. He will stay there for a bit more than a week and then will be transfered to a rehabilitation house. He is still not able to move the right side or speak, however he is now trying to communicate more with us. We are writing some words on a paper and he apparently can read and motion yes or no. Slowly we are finding ways to understand him and make him more confident. We tried the iPad but he couldn't type or write on the screen. We are still fundraising to pay for his treatment. The NSH says they will try to find a rehab house that can somehow fund his treatment. I haven't heard from them yet. The bill for the Auckland Hospital is around $25k and we will have the NSH and rehab to pay yet. Our family in Brazil is working hard to fundraise through different ways. They have also created the (https://www.facebook.com/SOSmarcelo) page to keep friends updated. I will be posting in english over there too. We will start our activities here soon. There is a party on Saturday at Juice Bar and I will be there distributing some flyers to see if we can get more people donating or helping somehow. Some other friends are organising a second hand bazar and also some musicians and bands that Marcelo played with here in NZ are talking to organise a fundraising concert. His wife went back to work last night and I stayed there with him. Soon we will let you guys come and visit him, now that he is more aware of what happened and the journey ahead. Our family would like to thank you all SO SO SO MUCH for all the help, prayers, messages, donations, phone calls, hugs, every little gesture that is helping us a lot in this moment. I pray God bless you all with love, health and abundance! :) -- http://www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/sosmarcelo https://www.facebook.com/SOSmarcelo
