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My name is Casey Brown, and I am writing you in honor of the man I call my father. Lee Brown is the most selfless, caring individual who would do anything for his family. I am here to tell you his story.
My dad grew up with very little, in a small town in Arizona. All he has ever known is manual labor, & hard work.He started working & providing for his family before he was 18, and was never given the opportunity to finish school -- yet that never stopped my Dad from giving me the most amazing life I could ever ask for. As long I can remember my dad always came home with dirt under his nails, signs of a long hard day at work -- and still always found a way to spend a little extra time with me and my brother growing up. After all the things he has taught me, one is that it is okay to ask for help… & right now, my family needs help.
My dad has always worked to the maximum extent that his body would allow & that is finally catching up to him.. He is in critical condition with congestive heart failure. Lee has been fighting this condition since 2002, he has already gone through surgery to implant a defibulator into his chest. This surgery was done is 2005. In 2016 my father was selected for an experimental surgery where they used a pigs heart valve and replaced my fathers damaged valve -- DR’s had hope that this would give my father a new chance at life, but unfortunately he is stil dealing with numb limbs (fingers and toes), continuous shortness of breath. Its gotten to the point that he has given up the thing he enjoys most, golfing. Its became exhausting and frustrating for he cant eben carry his own clubs to the hole.
In August 2019 Lee began regular visits to Kaiser Santa Clara heart failure department where preliminary test began to determine if he was eligible for a transplant . My father has already gone through so many painful procedures, it breaks my heart. One of the more invasive procedures is a Intra-Aortic balloon pump, where they go in through a artery from arm into the heart to allow the balloon to relieve some of the pressure on his heart. This is the most recent procedure done ( November 26th) This was done in order to transfer him to Stanford, by the Santa Clara Kaiser team.
This was just one of many procedures and test my Dad did all while maintaining his extremely physical job as a mechanic. Could you imagine working on machines with less then 30% of your heart working? I cant.
As of November 21st, my father has been admitted to Stanford Medical in Palo Alto -- he has been accepted and is third in line to receive a new heart in the western region. Also to make things more difficult on the search to a new heart for my dad, he also is O+ blood type, which means he needs a O+ heart from a body similar to stats of his own. (height, weight etc)
I come to you humbly asking for prayer, donations, shares whatever you can give to relieve some of the worries off of the already full plate for my Father & family. Being the primary provider to a household and being told that you will no longer be able to work to pay the never ending bills is a burden I will do anything to take off his mind; allowing him to use all his strength and will to heal and recover as fast as possible.
On top of regular bills such as electric, water, insurance, car payments etc both my parents will need to stay within a few miles from the Stanford hospital in Palo Alto for the first month after discharge. My mom will be taking work off to stay by my father’s side to take care of him around the clock. She will also be out of work, leaving my younger brother and myself responsible with all that comes along with a home. Nightly charges for a hotel, will quickly pile up along with medication, toll to cross bridge, parking at Stanford and more.
Thank you for considering donating to my family, I will never be able to thank you enough..
I will keep up to date on all updates on my father, thank you once more for not only reading my story but considering donating as well.
Love always,
The Brown family
My dad grew up with very little, in a small town in Arizona. All he has ever known is manual labor, & hard work.He started working & providing for his family before he was 18, and was never given the opportunity to finish school -- yet that never stopped my Dad from giving me the most amazing life I could ever ask for. As long I can remember my dad always came home with dirt under his nails, signs of a long hard day at work -- and still always found a way to spend a little extra time with me and my brother growing up. After all the things he has taught me, one is that it is okay to ask for help… & right now, my family needs help.
My dad has always worked to the maximum extent that his body would allow & that is finally catching up to him.. He is in critical condition with congestive heart failure. Lee has been fighting this condition since 2002, he has already gone through surgery to implant a defibulator into his chest. This surgery was done is 2005. In 2016 my father was selected for an experimental surgery where they used a pigs heart valve and replaced my fathers damaged valve -- DR’s had hope that this would give my father a new chance at life, but unfortunately he is stil dealing with numb limbs (fingers and toes), continuous shortness of breath. Its gotten to the point that he has given up the thing he enjoys most, golfing. Its became exhausting and frustrating for he cant eben carry his own clubs to the hole.
In August 2019 Lee began regular visits to Kaiser Santa Clara heart failure department where preliminary test began to determine if he was eligible for a transplant . My father has already gone through so many painful procedures, it breaks my heart. One of the more invasive procedures is a Intra-Aortic balloon pump, where they go in through a artery from arm into the heart to allow the balloon to relieve some of the pressure on his heart. This is the most recent procedure done ( November 26th) This was done in order to transfer him to Stanford, by the Santa Clara Kaiser team.
This was just one of many procedures and test my Dad did all while maintaining his extremely physical job as a mechanic. Could you imagine working on machines with less then 30% of your heart working? I cant.
As of November 21st, my father has been admitted to Stanford Medical in Palo Alto -- he has been accepted and is third in line to receive a new heart in the western region. Also to make things more difficult on the search to a new heart for my dad, he also is O+ blood type, which means he needs a O+ heart from a body similar to stats of his own. (height, weight etc)
I come to you humbly asking for prayer, donations, shares whatever you can give to relieve some of the worries off of the already full plate for my Father & family. Being the primary provider to a household and being told that you will no longer be able to work to pay the never ending bills is a burden I will do anything to take off his mind; allowing him to use all his strength and will to heal and recover as fast as possible.
On top of regular bills such as electric, water, insurance, car payments etc both my parents will need to stay within a few miles from the Stanford hospital in Palo Alto for the first month after discharge. My mom will be taking work off to stay by my father’s side to take care of him around the clock. She will also be out of work, leaving my younger brother and myself responsible with all that comes along with a home. Nightly charges for a hotel, will quickly pile up along with medication, toll to cross bridge, parking at Stanford and more.
Thank you for considering donating to my family, I will never be able to thank you enough..
I will keep up to date on all updates on my father, thank you once more for not only reading my story but considering donating as well.
Love always,
The Brown family