Support Brian and Valery as Brian battles heart failure

Brian Johnston, beloved dad, nonprofit leader and entrepreneur is experiencing late stage congestive heart failure.

He has been in and out of the hospital 4 times in the past three months, with an 8 day stay mid August, followed by a one day release and re-admission to the ER/cardiac unit for continual monitoring. On Monday the 9th, he was rushed to the ICU since his breathing has greatly been impacted due to congestive heart failure, pneumonia and a potential bacterial infection.

He is currently in the ICU and has just navigated a pacemaker procedure on September 11th, while battling pneumonia and has been in and out of responsiveness.

The doctor is hopeful with his procedure, but next steps are continual and Brian is still in the ICU receiving support.

The Johnston family asks for your love, prayers and support as Brian and Valery navigate this challenging season.

We will aim to give weekly (or bi-weekly updates pending bandwidth), but feel free to subscribe to this page for email updates.

If you are wanting to coordinate:

A visit or inquire about visiting please reach out to Bridget: [phone redacted]

Would like to financially contribute or practically support either donate or reach out to Claire: [phone redacted]

Would like to offer any additional resources or ideas for collaborative care in Sacramento: Brendan: [phone redacted]

For anything else, leave a comment and we'll do our best to connect!