Help with medical and living expenses-heart attac

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Help with medical and living expenses-heart attac

It is with a great deal of humbleness that I must ask for help after having a heart attack. On September 8 I went to the emergency room with chest pain and shortness of breath. An EKG quickly confirmed that I was suffering from a heart attack. I was stabilized and admitted. A heart echo showed a very enlarged heart with a lot of fluid around it. My ejection fraction was 15% (normal is 55 to 70%). My heart was very weak. I went to the cath lab where it was determined that I had at least five blockages. The "widowmaker" was a 90% blockage. It was determined that I was too critical to place stents at the facility. I was transferred to OU Medical Center in OKC. It was determined that my heart was to weak to perform a five bypass surgery. It was also decided that it was too high risk to place all of the stents. I was taken to the cath lab when 2 stents were place in the 90% widowmaker. I will need at least 4 more stents and possibly a bypass after my heart strengthens. To complicate matters, it was determined that I possibly have lyme disease. That could have cause or added to the excessive fluid around my heart. That is being treated as well. Bottom line, one doctor told that I was lucky to make it. I pretty much work day to day to make a living doing various things. I also make a little from my Facebook page, Grayson County Scanner. Income was already a little down because I had not been feeling well and from the heat. A week in the hospital, all the added medicine and medical expenses, and the fact I am not going to be able to work as I normally do, has lead to immediate financial strain. I have done a lot to help those in the community in the last 10 years. I don't want recognition for it and don't like tooting my own horn. I am just praying that a little bit of that comes back around. I ask that family, friends, and followers please consider making a small donation to help us through this difficult time. Thank you for reading and God bless!


On a side note. On the way home from the hospital in OKC my wife started having chest pains. She was transported to the hospital and was released after 2 days. Thankfully tests showed that she had no heart issues.

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Help with medical and living expenses-heart attac

Goal$10,000 USD
Raised$645 USD

Fundraiser created byRoy Reed

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