♥ Hope & Help for a Healing Heart ♥
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Our latest "Journey" began on June 1, 2015, when what started out as my husband Bill going in for a "Routine" outpatient procedure quickly evolved into a major muli-procedure open heart surgery. After some good days and many bad days, Bill was finally release on June 17th, to come home. All was going well for about a week and a half when he suddenly took a turn for the worst. A follow up appointment to his cardiologist sent us immediately back to Tampa General Hospital Emergency Room Trama Critical Care. Bill's hear rate was 194, his blood pressure was life threatning high, he is in A Fib constantly and his heart, which prior to his open heart surgery was functioning at over 40% is now only working at 20%. Simply put, he is in heart failure which potentially causes V-Tach which without immediate treatment can cause sudden death. The doctors attempted another heart procedure, which was not done because it was determined that the A-Fib caused blood clots in his heart. With all these issues combined, Bill is actually in a more serious critical condition than before his open heart surgery. He was told by his doctors that he will not be able to do anything, only bed rest for at least three months to heal and rest his heart to prepare for another heart operation. What should have been a few hour outpatient procedure is now a month and a half long nightmare with months of recovery and another surgery in the near future.
As many that know me know, I have just been through my own "Journey" having been diagnosed with Bi-Lateral Breast Cancer and dealing with all that follows such a devastating diagnosis... MRI's, Catscans, Muga Scan, Mediport Surgery, six months of Chemo, a Bi-lateral Mastectomy, Radiation and post treatments... all of which my husband Bill never left my side. He was my Rock, my Chauffeur, my 24 hour Caregiver. During this time, as anyone who has ever been diagnosed with Cancer knows... it completely consumes you, not to mention wipes you out... emotional, physically and financially! Bill's "Heart Journey" hit us just as we were getting back into some sense of normalcy of life. Bill went back to work and I was blessed to find a non stressful part time job. With no savings left due to my Cancer journey and Bill now out of work for seven weeks and counting, the stress of no income is taking it's toll on both of us.
Those that know me... family and friends, know that I am not one to ask for help. It's not in my nature. I am usually the one that's giving the helping hand, but now find myself in need of one and honestly at this point I am left with no other options.
I had never heard of "gofundme". My daughter Karyn suggested it may be a way... be our saving grace. At this very moment I am going through so many emotions... uncertainty, fear, I am completely overwhelmed, exhausted and incredibly embarrassed as I have never felt so hopeless.... so scared! I feel it is my responsibility to handle everything so Bill can just focus on healing, getting better and stronger. I know we can... We Will get through this, but as the days turn to weeks, and now the weeks have turned to months, I am faced with the fact that I cannot do this alone. I need help.
I want to thank you all for taking the time to read "Our" story. I know that so many people have journeys of their own. I only ask you, if you are able, with no hardship to you or yours. If you are not able, I ask you to kindly share our story.
Thanking you in advance...
We will be forever eternally grateful!
Staying Positive.... Always.
Believing in Hope and Miracles.
As many that know me know, I have just been through my own "Journey" having been diagnosed with Bi-Lateral Breast Cancer and dealing with all that follows such a devastating diagnosis... MRI's, Catscans, Muga Scan, Mediport Surgery, six months of Chemo, a Bi-lateral Mastectomy, Radiation and post treatments... all of which my husband Bill never left my side. He was my Rock, my Chauffeur, my 24 hour Caregiver. During this time, as anyone who has ever been diagnosed with Cancer knows... it completely consumes you, not to mention wipes you out... emotional, physically and financially! Bill's "Heart Journey" hit us just as we were getting back into some sense of normalcy of life. Bill went back to work and I was blessed to find a non stressful part time job. With no savings left due to my Cancer journey and Bill now out of work for seven weeks and counting, the stress of no income is taking it's toll on both of us.
Those that know me... family and friends, know that I am not one to ask for help. It's not in my nature. I am usually the one that's giving the helping hand, but now find myself in need of one and honestly at this point I am left with no other options.
I had never heard of "gofundme". My daughter Karyn suggested it may be a way... be our saving grace. At this very moment I am going through so many emotions... uncertainty, fear, I am completely overwhelmed, exhausted and incredibly embarrassed as I have never felt so hopeless.... so scared! I feel it is my responsibility to handle everything so Bill can just focus on healing, getting better and stronger. I know we can... We Will get through this, but as the days turn to weeks, and now the weeks have turned to months, I am faced with the fact that I cannot do this alone. I need help.
I want to thank you all for taking the time to read "Our" story. I know that so many people have journeys of their own. I only ask you, if you are able, with no hardship to you or yours. If you are not able, I ask you to kindly share our story.
Thanking you in advance...
We will be forever eternally grateful!
Staying Positive.... Always.
Believing in Hope and Miracles.
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Kate Plinton Roman
Organizer
Wimauma, FL