Gaby-Fundraiser

My son was born with the autism syndrome and mental deficiency. Ive devoted the past 17 years to him barely working at all only recently. I have health issues that are now forcing me to leave the country because of the harsh climate that we experience here. Ive been suffering and postponing this for years in order to give my son a small chance at some sort of education. Hes now in a school program for young adults with special needs and he only has 21 more months to go before he is granted an attestation.

My son greatly depends on his daily routine, familiar environment and on the governmental support & programs we have here to function. So it is with a broken heart that I will be forced to leave him behind in my mothers care when I leave.

So far, the only solution I found in order to be able to get a work permits abroad without too much difficulty, decent medical coverage and no rent to pay in order to be able to keep financially providing for my son is to go work on a cruise ship. Now my son is being extremely disturbed by this, as he is unable to visualise anything if he hasnt seen what it is for himself, this is all a very abstract concept to him. So I need to find the money to have him live on a ship with me for a few days so that he can understand what Ill be doing and where Im going, and so that hes able to later visualise me in context when I speak to him over the phone or when he misses me.

This will be no luxury cruise, I dont want no fancy cabin, basement floor will do. I only desperately need him to see what its like to live on a boat and what kind of job Ill be doing there.

I dont need a fortune, I just need to cover for a basic cruise for 2 people, airfare, taxes, and fees related to Paypal & money transfer.

Weve had a very bad year so far with his 2 foot operations, losing the car, the 2 endless process, lawyer fees and me hardly working at all so, this is also an opportunity for me to spend some quality time with him so that he remembers our last months together as happy & significant rather than those stressful times when I cried all the time and when we could hardly make ends meet. This is the third and final dream that Im attempting to make possible for my son, but unlike the others, this one isnt just for his entertainement, this one is vital to his understanding, balance, peace of mind and mental stability in order to get through this really hard separation.

This means the world to me and it would greatly benefit my child, any help would be appreciated.

Update; The cruise as per say is now paid in full as well as the inssurances, but we still don't have plane tickets to get there and time is running out FAST. This has now become a race against time. Tickets at their best prices in last minute sell are around $460 per person round trip, and beverages on board are not included so I still need to gather a minimum of $1000 just to get there and survive without any expense money. I looked at the possibility to go by charter bus to save money but it's pretty close to the same price and it's a 23 hours drive plus custom wait rather than 3 by plane.

Also, my son wanted to swim with a dolphin again, I told him it would be his Christmas present (this was also how I had convinced him to come visit the ship as he's really afraid) but at this time I can't aford it one bit; all the bills are late, the fridge is empty but all the darn shore excursions are filling-up fast and this will soon become impossible for him to do, there's hardly any place left already as those are all pre-booked and pre-paid arrangements. So we are now going for sure as it's non refundable but I'm seriously starting to panic. My son on the other hand was slowly starting to get used to the idea and was being less afraid, but the events of the Costa Concordia didn't help too much! ;)

Well, that's the update so far, THANK YOU SO MUCH to those who have contributed up 'til here, we're still desperatly trying to gather the rest of the funds so feel free to pass the word around. Any help is appreciated. As I said in the past, even a wee $5 makes buying a soft drink or an ice cream possible for my boy so no amount is silly to me, no matter how little :)