Call for assistance
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 11:52AM 
Toe Reh, age 33, is a newly arrived refugee from Burma. He is currently on life support at Alta Bates Medical Center in Oakland with a heart condition. His family has decided to take him off life support and is in desperate need of financial assistance.
His three children are all under 13 years old, and one is disabled. His wife must now raise them alone.
If you would like to donate to help this family with funeral costs, please use the donate button above before Friday 8/6/2010. All donations, minus paypal fees, will go directly to the family. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Fuller at mfuller@lfcd.org or 510-533-8850.
Mary Fuller
Great thanks to everyone who responded to our call for assistance.
Toe Reh passed away on August 5, 2010, about 20 minutes after being taken off life support. The doctor believes the cause of death was some sort of heart defect that he'd had since birth. Toe Reh had some complaints prior to his death about discomfort and nose bleeds, but there wasn't a Karen-speaking interpretor at the hospital.
We've raised enough money to cover the funeral costs and will give whatever else is raised as cash assistance to the family. The funeral will be on Sunday or Monday. Thanks to everyone who has helped this family in a very sad time. We will continue to work with Toe Reh's wife to help her as much as we can with learning English and finding a job. There are no doubt hard days ahead. Your support is much appreciated.
Thanks to the follow individuals for their kind supprot of this family in their time of need:
Adele Tarran
Alexandra Francis
Ballav Poudyel
Bhim Timsina
Brandon Merritt
Cheo Lee
Christina Luu
Christine Comella
Claudia Lepe
Danica Taylor
Dinial Htoo
Elizabeth Link
Erica Mayer
Frank Fuller
Franziska Marks
Ivan Tay & May Tay
John Lee
Judy Chan
Katherine Chan
Kathy Chao Rothberg and Jeff Rothberg
Kelly Dugan
Khanmalee Rattanasith and her mother
Ko Danny Zin
Ko Mark Kyi
Ko Maung Soe
Ko Mg M. Hlat
Ko Mya Kyi
Ko Nay Oo
Ko Tin M. Wai
Ko Zaw Zaw
Lammachack Keothavy
Lao Family Community Development
Laura Lepe
Lawrence
Leonard Weingarten
Luis Del Muro
Lyndi Phan
Mai Quach
Mary Fuller and Katrina Kellogg
May L. Lee
Muey Saelee
Po Kyaw
Ryan Cerami
Salai Tluang Vel Lian
Sam Mora
Sean Coffey
Su Dung
Sylvia Kong
Teresa Nguyen
Thazin
Tracy Vo
Tyler Sein
Will Cummins
Yamuna Poudyal
Reader Comments (3)
The funeral service of Joseph Toe Reh was held on Tuesday 8-10-10 at Pacific Internment Service ,1094 Yerba Buena Ave,Emeryville, Ca.
Hi editor,
First time I heard about your organization and
it seems to me you guys did a great job helping
fellows refugees around the world to settle in USA.
Good job! well done!
Warmest Regards,
Ken
P.S: Ken is a webmaster of www.laos-travel-guide.com
The doctor believes the cause of death was some sort of heart defect that he'd had since birth.