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Kidney failure and severe heart disease

My dad has end stage kidney failure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

My name is sarah, I am one of twelve children. Six years ago my father developed chronic kidney failure due to high blood pressure and diabetes, this soon led to him having end-stage kidney disease, which is the most severe form of chronic kidney disease.

After six years of being on dialysis everyday, my father's body deteriorated to the point where he ended up with Cardiovascular disease which resulted in him needing 3 open heart surgeries in twelve months. Coronary heart disease is a slow build up of fatty deposits on the inner wall of the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood. These fatty deposits gradually clog the arteries and reduce the flow of blood to the heart. 

Three months after the first heart surgery his arteries blocked up again resulting in the surgeons rushing into the operating theatre for a quadruple heart bypass as his arteries were collapsed too much for him to receive a stent. Six months later the new bypasses collapsed and were diseased again, so he was quickly placed in intensive care ready for another heart bypass.

The heart specialists have since told him that if he needs any further heart surgery that there isn't much they can do for him as they have virtually done everything possible.



Before this misfortune happened he was a fit and healthy man that never smoked and worked hard. He had a good paying job as an electrician that made it relatively easy for him to provide for me and my siblings. Since the onset of his illness he has used up all his savings on huge amounts of medical and surgical expenses and providing for my mother and seven siblings that are still living at home. This has resulted in an ever increasing amount of debt, heartache and a lot of emotional scaring.



If I had just one wish I would fix this problem with a gentle swish of a wand, but I don't have those powers and I am but one solitary person. I just can't do this on my own, I need help, help from my family, friends and generous individuals on the internet that have a big heart. I can only achieve this with your help, So please help where you can.

I would like to raise enough funds to cover future medical expenses, plus previous and future debt, so my mother and other siblings can live knowing they are financially secure while my father has a restricted income.

My father is only 52 and doesn't need all this stress with what little time he has left with us

PLEASE HELP ME OUT. 

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Sarah Smith
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