HORRIFIC ATTACK COST A MOM HEART SURGERY
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I am a mother of 3 amazingly intelligent, beautiful and charitable little girls. They love to volunteer with me and help at organizations that help the needy such as food and clothing pantries. My girls are also always trying to clean trash off of our streets during family walks, in their words "To clean up God's world." I am truly blessed to have such inspiring children to raise. I, unfortunately, have some heart conditions that require surgery as soon as possible so that I can continue to be here for my girls.
When I was 23 (in 2010), I had a mild stroke. I underwent a lot of testing; MRIs, CT SCANS, Bubble Echo, Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE). I was diagnosed with a heart condition called Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO). It is a hole between the 2 ventricles of the heart. This is a pretty common heart condition. Most people, however, do not have any issues with their PFO. So, it typically goes undiagnosed. I, unfortunately, fall into the group of rare people who do have major issues with the conditon. The hole is big enough in size that it is allowing blood to pass between both ventricles causing clotting and my heart working against itself. In August I went back for more testing to measure the size of the hole, because we were scheduling my surgery. During this test they found that I also another heart condion called Atrial Septal Aneurysm. Insurance will cover the closures, however, my portion is still almost $1,500. I immediately started saving, and finally had it all together.
Then on Sept, 29 2014, while up late doing my homework, a man attacked me at knifepoint attempting to kidnap me. I begged him not to take me and offered him my purse instead. I live around an area where their have been multiple women coming up missing and have either escaped by jumping out of the moving car, or are being found murdered. This man has not been caught. Thankfully, after enough pleading for my life... he did choose my purse over me. I called the police and my bank (once they opened) and reported my checks and other personal items stolen. I thought I had everything covered.
On Oct.2, 2014 I got an email from my bank stating that my account had a negative balance of almost $100,000. I immediately called and everything ... ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING WAS GONE!! He had cleared out my account mainly by doing online payday loans. The bank is through my school, and is not a traditional bank.They said after the dispute is final i may only be able to recover the overdraft fees, and bring my account to a zero balance. All of the money I have saved for my heart surgery is gone. I have gotten a lawyer, but there is no guarantee that this money will come back to me. I am remaining hopeful. However, this process takes quite a bit of time without any guarantee that I'll be able to recover this money. I am needing these heart closures as soon as possible, especially now that we have found that I have 2 heart conditions that have caused me to have a stroke.
I am attaching the link for the story that the FOX59 aired. I never thought I would need to use this site for anything for myself, but now I need help in trying to recover the funds for my heart surgery. I have 3 beautiful and intelligent little girls that I need to be around for. I am asking all of my family and friends to please help in any way that you can so that I am able to get my heart surgery. Even if all you are able to do is share my story with your friends and family. My attacker took a lot from me and my family, but I refuse to sit around and do nothing and risk this attack costing me my life when I have worked so hard to insure that I get my heart surgery, and can be here for my children. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY STORY!!!
LINK TO THE STORY THAT FOX 59 DID ON MY ATTACK
http://fox59.com/2014/10/01/mom-of-three-survives-attack-takes-safety-into-her-own-hands/
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When I was 23 (in 2010), I had a mild stroke. I underwent a lot of testing; MRIs, CT SCANS, Bubble Echo, Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE). I was diagnosed with a heart condition called Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO). It is a hole between the 2 ventricles of the heart. This is a pretty common heart condition. Most people, however, do not have any issues with their PFO. So, it typically goes undiagnosed. I, unfortunately, fall into the group of rare people who do have major issues with the conditon. The hole is big enough in size that it is allowing blood to pass between both ventricles causing clotting and my heart working against itself. In August I went back for more testing to measure the size of the hole, because we were scheduling my surgery. During this test they found that I also another heart condion called Atrial Septal Aneurysm. Insurance will cover the closures, however, my portion is still almost $1,500. I immediately started saving, and finally had it all together.
Then on Sept, 29 2014, while up late doing my homework, a man attacked me at knifepoint attempting to kidnap me. I begged him not to take me and offered him my purse instead. I live around an area where their have been multiple women coming up missing and have either escaped by jumping out of the moving car, or are being found murdered. This man has not been caught. Thankfully, after enough pleading for my life... he did choose my purse over me. I called the police and my bank (once they opened) and reported my checks and other personal items stolen. I thought I had everything covered.
On Oct.2, 2014 I got an email from my bank stating that my account had a negative balance of almost $100,000. I immediately called and everything ... ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING WAS GONE!! He had cleared out my account mainly by doing online payday loans. The bank is through my school, and is not a traditional bank.They said after the dispute is final i may only be able to recover the overdraft fees, and bring my account to a zero balance. All of the money I have saved for my heart surgery is gone. I have gotten a lawyer, but there is no guarantee that this money will come back to me. I am remaining hopeful. However, this process takes quite a bit of time without any guarantee that I'll be able to recover this money. I am needing these heart closures as soon as possible, especially now that we have found that I have 2 heart conditions that have caused me to have a stroke.
I am attaching the link for the story that the FOX59 aired. I never thought I would need to use this site for anything for myself, but now I need help in trying to recover the funds for my heart surgery. I have 3 beautiful and intelligent little girls that I need to be around for. I am asking all of my family and friends to please help in any way that you can so that I am able to get my heart surgery. Even if all you are able to do is share my story with your friends and family. My attacker took a lot from me and my family, but I refuse to sit around and do nothing and risk this attack costing me my life when I have worked so hard to insure that I get my heart surgery, and can be here for my children. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY STORY!!!
LINK TO THE STORY THAT FOX 59 DID ON MY ATTACK
http://fox59.com/2014/10/01/mom-of-three-survives-attack-takes-safety-into-her-own-hands/
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