Hello Friends (old and new),

This is Meagan refreshing the Bauer Family support page. I hope you all are enjoying this Holiday Season and holding on to your dear ones so tight. Wow, I can’t believe we are almost to January 2026! What a year it’s been for the Bauer family.

We started the year with your incredible prayers and support while Jennifer was fighting for her life in January with multiple infections… I cannot express what your prayers and support have meant to the Bauer family this year. You’ve been an incredible lifeline to them. Jennifer is still recovering from her time in the hospital and being on a ventilator, but I am so proud of my sister… she is a survivor and a true testimony of God’s miracles and faithfulness.

Now, I am updating this page to share with you that Jesse is “bookending” 2025 with much needed prayer and support. As the provider for the precious Bauer family, he became very sick early October (during the height of hunting season). He experienced bouts of temporary amnesia and had multiple visits to the ER without a clear diagnosis. He worked over two months with his symptoms while managing their outfitting business and guiding hunts.

But, on December 9th, he was transferred from Pagosa Springs Medical Center via flight for life to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs for a possible blood clot in his kidney and for extensive testing and intensive care. Jennifer was able to drive to be with him that night, and they stayed 6 days in the hospital seeing specialists and having many tests and procedures done.

I am trying to keep this medical update as brief as possible, so I will list the things in order of discovery during their stay and the plan for his recovery and treatment in the coming months.

-Blood clot in kidney

-Blood infection

-4 types of antibiotics

-CT and Ultrasound of heart

-Streptococcus diagnosis

-Anemia and iron deficiency diagnosis

-Echocardiogram discovered Bicuspid Aortic Valve - a congenital heart defect- heart infection was formed on his heart valve creating a clot that traveled to his kidney

-TEE procedure (scope ultrasound of heart)

-Heart valve is leaking, so open heart surgery will be performed sometime after his daily 6 weeks infusions of antibiotics at PSMC for his blood infection.

-Pic line was placed before hospital discharge for antibiotic administration the next 6 weeks in Pagosa

*MRI shows that Jesse did in fact have a stroke at sometime which may explain his bouts of temporary amnesia in the Fall.

Thanking the Lord they were discharged and reunited with the kids after almost a week. Jennifer slept in a chair by Jesse’s side each night in his hospital room just as Jesse did for her in January. These two are my heroes. Their love for one another and their kiddos is beautiful. They continue to overcome and strive through things that most people don’t experience in a lifetime, and with that said, I am without any more words.

Other than these: I will keep updates on here as Jesse moves forward toward his surgery after his 6 weeks round of antibiotics to clear his blood infection. I am going to reactivate their go fund me if anyone would like to contribute toward their finances as Jesse will be off work for the foreseeable future and then another recovery after open heart surgery to repair is leaking heart Valve. I will also list Jennifer’s Venmo if you prefer to skip fund me fees.

Blessings to you all heading into a new year!

Meagan