A small wooden cart. A muddy road. A man using the strength he has to keep moving. When Goyito was filmed going about his work, this was the scene: everyday things to sell, a dog beside him and a journey that asked so much of his body.
His name is Gregorio. Goyito is his nickname. He was born with a physical condition that prevents him from supporting himself on his legs. His arms are affected too. Movements that many of us barely notice can be difficult and painful for him.
Yet the reason he goes out to work is painfully easy to understand. His family needs to eat. His mother needs medicine. And Goyito wants to be the son who can bring those things home.
Before he earns a dollar, he has already given so much
Look at the things around his cart: fruit, eggs, a chicken. Ordinary things. For Goyito, they are a way to earn something for the people he loves. Each sale can help with food or medicine. Each item he carries has a purpose beyond the road in front of him.
But reaching someone who might buy from him takes effort. So does moving the cart. So does handling what he has to sell. His work begins long before money changes hands, with the movement that is already so difficult for his body.
His campaign also describes collecting recyclable materials to make a living. He keeps finding ways to earn what he can. The income is small; the physical effort behind it is enormous. And the needs at home keep returning, day after day.
A meal is needed again tomorrow. Medicine has to be bought again. However hard today has been, there will still be a reason to go out and try again. That is the weight behind the simple words: he works to care for his mother.
Once, she cared for him. Now he wants to care for her.
After losing his father, Goyito took on the responsibility of caring for his mother. Alongside that loss, there were still meals to put on the table and medicine to buy. He was facing his own physical difficulties while trying to be there for her.
There is a particular tenderness in wanting to look after your mother. To make sure she has eaten. To know that the medicine she needs can be bought. To be able to do something for the person who did so much for you.
For Goyito, that love is part of his daily work. The money he earns helps pay for his mother’s needs, alongside the food and essentials their household depends on. When he explains why he tries so hard, he brings the story back to her:
“She gave her life for me when I was little. Now it’s my turn to give everything for her.”
— Goyito, in his campaign account
Those words stay with you. Because the feeling behind them is familiar, even if the circumstances are hard to imagine. He remembers being cared for. He wants to give that care back. And he is trying to do it with a body that makes every journey difficult.
Helping with her medicine and their everyday essentials would reach both of them. It would support a mother’s needs and the son working to meet them. Some of what he is carrying could be carried by others, too.
To help with food, medicine and safer mobility, contribute to Goyito’s fundraiser. See how the funds would be used.
He dreams of moving more easily. And still being there for her.
Goyito has a wish for his own life, too. In the account of the encounter, he speaks about a motorized wheelchair or another form of support that could help him get around more easily. Something that could make moving through the day less of a struggle.
Think about how much of a working day is movement: getting somewhere, carrying something, reaching the next person. Goyito has to find a way through all of it. Safer mobility could change the effort those ordinary moments demand of him.
And the hope is deeply connected to his family. He wants to keep helping. To be able to care for his mother while having more support for his own needs. The work and the love are already there; the right equipment and care could make daily life more manageable.
That is why the plan includes medical evaluations, adaptive mobility equipment and follow-up support. The equipment would need to suit his body and circumstances. It also includes basic accessibility improvements and tools that could make working and moving around safer.
How the $8,000 fundraiser would help
The fundraiser’s $8,000 goal brings that hope down to practical needs: help with today’s essentials, support for mobility and care, and a safer foundation for the days ahead.
| Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|
| Food, medicine and immediate careThe first part of the plan covers medicine and medical care for his mother, food, hygiene items and basic living expenses, alongside medical evaluations for Goyito. These are the everyday needs behind his daily effort. | $3,200 |
| Mobility equipment and follow-up careAdaptive mobility equipment, therapy and medical support, with follow-ups and pain management. The aim is to help Goyito move more easily and support the care his own body needs. | $2,400 |
| Accessibility and emergency needsBasic accessibility improvements, tools for safer work and an emergency reserve for future medical and essential living needs. Support that looks beyond the next working day. | $2,400 |
| Total goal | $8,000 |
Source: the campaign’s proposed budget. Allocations describe intended support; they do not represent completed purchases.
“The chance to keep taking care of my mother”
It is easy to see the hardship first: the road, the cart, the difficulty of moving. Stay with Goyito’s story a little longer, and you meet a son who wants to care for his mother. A worker trying to provide. A person with a hope for his own future.
He has already told us what matters to him:
“God keeps me alive and gives me strength. I only ask for the chance to keep taking care of my mother.”
— Goyito, in his campaign account
A contribution can help support the food, medicine, mobility and everyday needs described in this plan. Choose an amount that is comfortable for you. What matters is the help it can add to a household where so much depends on one person’s effort.
If you cannot give today, you can still pass his story along. Somewhere among the people who read it may be someone able to help. And if you can contribute, this is a chance to place a little more support around Goyito and the mother he is working so hard to care for.
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