URGENT: Help Needed for American Citizen in Life-or-Death Circumstances

Attention: US Consulate American Citizen Services Team

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please consider this formal, written notification of the following situation:

We are writing to inform you of a life-or-death situation involving an American citizen residing in Chapala, Mexico. The circumstances are urgent, and immediate assistance is required. Without intervention, this senior citizen's life is at significant risk.

This U.S. senior citizen residing in Chapala, Jalisco, has suffered a grave injury and undergone critical surgery, which was funded through a private community fundraiser. She is now left to recover alone in her home. She reports having no friends, no family, no financial resources, no food, no doctor and no health insurance in Mexico. Currently she is not under the care of a doctor and is not being monitored.

She is 100% non-ambulatory and unable to care for herself or meet even the most basic human needs. Additionally, she suffers from diminished mental capacity and/or dementia, which leaves her unable to communicate in complete or intelligible sentences. She is in a constant state of confusion, has serious memory impairment and is unable to retain or recall basic information, including critical details about her own health and daily needs. Given her mental state, she is unable to make life-saving decisions and is in urgent need of intervention.

Her medical conditions are further compounded by issues such as alcoholism, high blood pressure, malnutrition, and complications arising from her recent surgery.

She is living alone in deplorable conditions, with a rat infestation, and has no access to clean clothes, bedding, or a sanitary living environment. Due to her inability to care for herself, she is forced to lie in her own diarrhea, which contaminates her wound, leading to a serious risk of infection. She is unable to clean herself or her living space, further exacerbating her deteriorating condition.

Due to her current condition, she is incapable of making decisions regarding her own health or well-being. Immediate intervention from the U.S. government is required to facilitate her safe return to the United States, where she is eligible for Medicare and can receive the 24/7 care and hospitalization she desperately needs to survive.

Every avenue has been exhausted, and there are no resources available in Mexico to help this woman. Because she is a U.S. citizen, we appeal to you for life-saving intervention immediately.

Name: Joann Galaz

Thank you for your prompt attention to this critical matter. We await your swift action.

Sincerely, 
Concerned Citizen