Workmates rally to raise $300000 after bride suffers stroke on US honeymoon

Staff at a company in Sydney’s south are rallying to help their colleague Joseph Bechara whose bride, Francheska, 26, suffered multiple strokes while they were on their honeymoon in New York.

Joseph and Francheska are now facing a medical bill that could exceed $300,000 as she recovers from brain surgery.

The news shocked his colleges at Milestone Civic at Miranda where Mr Bechara has worked for the past six years.

A colleague, Ben Didonato, started a GoFundMe page in support of the couple and has so far raised $78,000 towards a goal of $300,000 that would go towards their medical expenses.

“When we heard the incredible, crazy cost of medical care in the States, we had to do something to help,” Mr Didonato said.