- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2006 to date: Over 21 Caminos. See signature line
For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
I, for one, loved Tomas of Manjarin and Manjarin remains one of the highlights of my first Camino. Tomas has had open heart surgery and needs help.
I realize he is a colorful character and that folks have differing views.
Please do not hijack this thread into reasons you don't like Manjarin or Tomas.
Either respond with help, or simply move on.
****
The message - From Acacio & Orietta's website:
As everyone should be aware ; Tomas Manjarin of last week had to have emergency surgery .
He was admitted to a hospital in Leon for 6 hours and had to open his chest , replace two heart valves and put a pacemaker .
Thomas has left the hospital and is recovering very well .
In those 48 hours of their physical therapy and rest , Tomas is in Molinaseca in a borrowed by friends for 30 days flat , near a pharmacy and 8 minutes from Hospital Ponferrada .
I talked to Tomas a few minutes ago , and one of the themes that converssamos was how do we get money for their maintenance during this period.
Manjarin still being serviced by volunteers and friends , but the daily pace of pilgrims , is still little and insufficient to meet all.
Friends SOLICTAMOS AID OF A TOMAS Manjarín once but we ask for your support and help to those who can and want to contribute any value. Actually this is necessary to be able to cover at least the costs of Tomas their food and some other basic need . All of you know that Thomas does not need many things , he is a simple person and deserves this moment this solidarity , love and money.
WHO CAN HELP :
I offer once again our PayPal account on our website :
http://www.peregrinando.org/donativos.asp
for qq amount to be donated . The system is easy and secure , and even more can join 5,10,20 euros or the value that each can contribute.
Together we can do much
THIS PLEASE pass on MSN
Thank you very
Acacio & Orietta
Margaret,Annie, I went to the website, but don't understand enough Spanish to be sure I clicked in the right place. There is a flashing sign saying Donativo. Is this the place to click to donate for Tomas?
Margaret
Sorry Annie- not your problem- don't worry about it. I can usually do paypal w/o actually signing into Paypal. In this instance you have to sign in, there's not another option- and I can't remember my password, and the problem is compounded because they have an old credit card number on record so won't accept I am me when I try and reset password!!!I'm ready for bed, but can check in the morning to see if there's an easier way to send it.
Done. Do I need to send them a message that the donation is for Tomas or is it automatic?
I never stayed there but the welcome he gave me on a freezing morning when I was at a low point was worth the donation.
I, for one, loved Tomas of Manjarin and Manjarin remains one of the highlights of my first Camino. Tomas has had open heart surgery and needs help.
****
The message - From Acacio & Orietta's website:
As everyone should be aware ; Tomas Manjarin of last week had to have emergency surgery .
He was admitted to a hospital in Leon for 6 hours and had to open his chest , replace two heart valves and put a pacemaker .
Thomas has left the hospital and is recovering very well .
In those 48 hours of their physical therapy and rest , Tomas is in Molinaseca in a borrowed by friends for 30 days flat , near a pharmacy and 8 minutes from Hospital Ponferrada .
I talked to Tomas a few minutes ago , and one of the themes that converssamos was how do we get money for their maintenance during this period.
Manjarin still being serviced by volunteers and friends , but the daily pace of pilgrims , is still little and insufficient to meet all.
Friends SOLICTAMOS AID OF A TOMAS Manjarín once but we ask for your support and help to those who can and want to contribute any value. Actually this is necessary to be able to cover at least the costs of Tomas their food and some other basic need . All of you know that Thomas does not need many things , he is a simple person and deserves this moment this solidarity , love and money.
WHO CAN HELP :
I offer once again our PayPal account on our website :
http://www.peregrinando.org/donativos.asp
for qq amount to be donated . The system is easy and secure , and even more can join 5,10,20 euros or the value that each can contribute.
Together we can do much
THIS PLEASE pass on MSN
Thank you very
Acacio & Orietta
Today I heard he was home, doing well, resting, and getting better each day.Any news on Tomas please?
Today I heard he was home, doing well, resting, and getting better each day.
Best see if Anniesantago knows if it is open I'm not sure if anyone is covering for him do you know Annie?I am in Astorga and was looking forward to staying with Thomas in Manjarin. I will make a donation for his care.
In the meantime, there are younger pilgrims here who may not be aware of Thomas's illness.
Should I advise them that the albergue in Manjarin will be closed for the next few days or weeks? Snow is forecast and I would not want to think these younger pilgrims might find themselves in trouble.
Best see if Anniesantago knows if it is open I'm not sure if anyone is covering for him do you know Annie?
The poor souls who are though Annie, down hill on that next descent will be treacherous and the path through the pass will be invisible!I haven't heard back, but I did this on my FB account -
This is a photo of Manjarin TODAY!!!
I don't think I'd want to be walking in this! lol!
Hi Leaningforward Have you seen Annie's reply " YES, Manjarin is open!"I am in Astorga and was looking forward to staying with Thomas in Manjarin. I will make a donation for his care.
In the meantime, there are younger pilgrims here who may not be aware of Thomas's illness.
Should I advise them that the albergue in Manjarin will be closed for the next few days or weeks? Snow is forecast and I would not want to think these younger pilgrims might find themselves in trouble.
I made it by bus to Astorga and set out this morning for a shorter walk to Santa Catalina de Somoza -- when I met two able bodied pilgrims from Madrid who reached my intended destination and turned back because of brutal head winds, rain, and the forecast for the mountain ahead. I didn't need a brighter or louder sign to tell me that I would not fare any better!
So ... I hired a taxi to drive me to Ponferrada. The driver slowed in each town to point out churches and bridges, and stopped at Cruz de Ferro, where in driving snow I was able to lay items I had carried for sick friends and to say prayers and thanks for family and friends.
The drive past Foncebadon, Manjarin, and Acebo settled any remaining doubts I had as to whether I had shortened my camino prematurely. Much of the path up to Foncebadon and down past Acebo was covered with snow -- deep enough that there was no visible sign of a path -- ice, or both.
So down the mountain we drove past Molineseca (where I thought of Tomas who I wanted to meet, but alas will not -- except in my imagination, which probably is not large enough to contain him) to Ponferrado.
Up and down the mountain -- and for that matter every kilometer since my walk suspended -- my eyes yearned to see a yellow arrow, a stack of rocks, or some other sign I learned marked the Way.
I am sad that I am injured and was unable to walk all the way from St. Jean, and will miss many places I really hoped to see and people to meet. But I am not too sad because I proved to myself that I am able to push myself farther -- physically and emotionally -- than I thought possible, in pursuit of something intangible without much value in the world: a slower, simpler pace, quiet, solitude, peace -- what Thoreau called sauntering.
That achievement that was lived and earned one step at time over weeks and hundreds of kilometers is set deep inside me now, wrapped in joy and contentment, wonder, and peace that may prove difficult to repeat. But present nonetheless as a reservoir from which I can draw when I am back in the world. This is a very good thing.
In Ponferrada, I boarded a train to Sarria, with a pair of arm crutches I found at a pharmacy in Astorga. I arrived in Sarria with other pilgrims, new pilgrims who looked as excited as I was in St. John several weeks ago.
I hope I look a little tired, a little worn. I hope they wonder how far I've come. But I hope they don't ask because how does one possibly explain the Camino to someone who has not yet looked and seen, listened and heard, touched and felt, the Camino. And really, they should learn these things for themselves, without preconceived notions imparted by others.
So tomorrow I will begin to walk again -- with my crutches as long as I need them -- the last hundred kilometers to Santiago to collect the compostela I earned and will continue to earn.
You know, without the people who compose this forum, I would not have known how to start my camino, how to persevere my camino, how to love this experience.
Thank you.
Pardon - I meant to post this to another thread on the fork in my camino.
I, for one, loved Tomas of Manjarin and Manjarin remains one of the highlights of my first Camino. Tomas has had open heart surgery and needs help.
****
The message - From Acacio & Orietta's website:
As everyone should be aware ; Tomas Manjarin of last week had to have emergency surgery .
He was admitted to a hospital in Leon for 6 hours and had to open his chest , replace two heart valves and put a pacemaker .
Thomas has left the hospital and is recovering very well .
In those 48 hours of their physical therapy and rest , Tomas is in Molinaseca in a borrowed by friends for 30 days flat , near a pharmacy and 8 minutes from Hospital Ponferrada .
I talked to Tomas a few minutes ago , and one of the themes that converssamos was how do we get money for their maintenance during this period.
Manjarin still being serviced by volunteers and friends , but the daily pace of pilgrims , is still little and insufficient to meet all.
Friends SOLICTAMOS AID OF A TOMAS Manjarín once but we ask for your support and help to those who can and want to contribute any value. Actually this is necessary to be able to cover at least the costs of Tomas their food and some other basic need . All of you know that Thomas does not need many things , he is a simple person and deserves this moment this solidarity , love and money.
WHO CAN HELP :
I offer once again our PayPal account on our website :
http://www.peregrinando.org/donativos.asp
for qq amount to be donated . The system is easy and secure , and even more can join 5,10,20 euros or the value that each can contribute.
Together we can do much
THIS PLEASE pass on MSN
Thank you very
Acacio & Orietta
I know for a fact that the same people are giving a dinner for Tomas and that he will be there.
The dinner is a fund raising event.
So this is quite confusing.
I guess each person must just do as they feel right.
It's confusing indeed, Annie. I don't know whom to believe, although I trust my friend. Perhaps she hasn't spoken to Tomas in a while, I know she had some struggles with her own aubergue to keep it open, and she isn't aware of the latest news yet. I haven't heard from her yet, she's not checking her mail daily, so we just have to wait.
Last time I was in Spain in my friends aubergue, one of Tomás volunteers was there too. He was extremely worried about Tomás and wasn't sure if they could keep the aubergue open if anything happened to him. The signs his health was diminishing were clearly there. But that was over 9 months ago, so anything could've happened in the meantime.
But I'd like to know more about this Acacio. Who are you? What is your relation to Tomás? Your name doesn't sound familiar, could you tell a bit more about yourself? Anyone here can open a bankaccount and just _say_ they are a friend of Tomás.
I'm sorry I'm so suspicious, but I trust my friend, and if she says there is something fishy about is, there _is_ something fishy about this.
And I apologize if my post sounded rude.
It's my nature to be straight forward.
I tend to talk with my hands waving in the air.
I recently posted the photo of a man I heard from several excellent sources was stealing from pilgrims on the Camino.
So I understand how you may have felt you were doing something helpful.
Perhaps now, the people involved can work out whatever problem is between them because it is my understanding that Tomas does need and appreciate the help.
I agree. I have removed a few posts in this thread. Just because we are giving out information about a third person that are... personal. I am not saying that anything that was written was wrong (I have no idea), just that we need to be careful. The rest of the thread can stand as it is, and each one can do what they think is best.I think there are too many personal details being aired on this thread just now....
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?