On the morning of April 30, 2026, our lives changed in an instant.

My father, a 49-year-old man who had been experiencing what seemed like a simple fever and cough just days prior, suddenly began hallucinating at home. He was asking where his bed was despite lying at home. He heard music when there was none. He reached for things that weren't there. Within hours, he went from confused and feverish to completely unresponsive, suffering seizures in the emergency van as our family desperately drove from hospital to hospital searching for an available ICU bed.

He is now in the ICU of a private hospital in Rizal, intubated and on mechanical ventilation. He is slowly getting responsive. He is being cared for by a team of specialists, a neurologist, pulmonologist, cardiologist, and hematologist, because doctors have not yet been able to pinpoint the exact cause of his sudden and severe deterioration.

What we know so far:

His blood pressure spiked to a dangerous 240/140. His fever climbed to 38.5°C. He suffered multiple seizures during transport, at one point losing his dentures from the intensity of the convulsions. Upon arrival in the hospital, he had to be immediately defibrillated, intubated, and stabilized. The medical team is now considering the possibility of a brain infection, and a lumbar puncture, a procedure to extract and test spinal fluid, may be performed to determine if an infection has reached his brain.

For context, my father had a brain aneurysm approximately 15 years ago. He smokes and drinks alcohol, factors the doctors say may be complicating their ability to quickly identify the root cause of his condition.

The situation we are facing:

We are currently confined in a private hospital that strictly requires at least 50% partial payment before they can proceed with any procedures, medications, diagnostic tests, or continued treatment. If we are unable to meet this required partial payment, our account will automatically be placed on a cash basis. This means that every medication, procedure, and any form of treatment our father needs must be paid in full first before it can be given to him.

Every single day in the ICU is estimated to cost between ₱120,000 and ₱150,000.

On his very first day of admission, May 1, 2026, our bill already reached ₱148,000.

Before he was even moved into the ICU from the ER, our family had already paid:

- ₱17,500 for a CT scan

- ₱49,000+ for ICU admission

- ₱20,000 for the mechanical ventilator

- Additional ER expenses totaling approximately ₱90,000

We first had to fully settle the ER bill before our father was transferred to the ICU.

The neurologist has said that my father will need to remain in the ICU for a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks for any chance at recovery. That is a financial burden our family simply cannot carry alone.

Who we are:

We are an ordinary Filipino family. My father worked hard for us his whole life. We are his family, and right now we are doing everything in our power to make sure he gets the care he needs to survive and come home to us.

We are planning to contact government agencies, drafting assistance letters, reaching out to anyone we can think of. We are also exploring a possible transfer to a public hospital to reduce costs, but we need time — and we need to keep him alive and stable while we do.

We are not asking for miracles. We are asking for help.

Any amount, no matter how small, will directly go toward:

- Daily ICU costs

- Procedures, medications, and diagnostic tests

- Specialist consultations

- Eventual transfer costs if a safer and more affordable option is found

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Thank you for taking the time to read our story. Thank you for your kindness, prayers, and support.