Help Art Jones with Medical Bills and Expenses
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In 2019 Art had to have 2 surgeries on his foot for an infection that ended in him having one of his toes amputated. He is still paying for those medical expenses.
On December 12, 2020 he had a pacemaker put in for heart issues. Two days later he suffered a heart attack. He was admitted into the hospital on December 14th. On December 18th they performed a quadruple bypass and mitral valve repair. After 11 hours of surgery, they were unable to keep him off of the bypass machine. His lungs had filled up with fluid due to his failing heart. His wife, Connie and I thought that we were going to lose him. The next day they were finally able to take him off the bypass machine and close his chest back up. He continued to be on a ventilator and unresponsive for 5 days after the surgery. After taking him off of the ventilator, he was making progress. They put a "life vest" on him. It detects if the heart is having issues and sends a shock to correct it. On January 7th he received 2 shocks. The next day he was unresponsive again. They did determine that this was from medication that they had him on to regulate his heart. They switched the medicine and he was stable again. On January 14th he went into surgery to receive a new upgraded pacemaker. He finally went into a rehab facility on January 21st. Because of all he went through he is unable to stand or do a lot of necessary actions on his own. Right now they are saying that he will be in the rehab facility until February 18th. That may change. He has a long way to recovery.
The doctors cannot tell him when he will be able to return to work. Fairly certain he will run out of sick time before he is able to return.
Anyone that knows Art knows that he is a very proud man. It took a lot of convincing for him to give us consent to ask for help.
We are asking for donations to help with his medical and household bills so that Art can focus on his recovery without worrying about losing everything. Any help is greatly appreciated!
While he is in recovery over the next several months, please contact me for any updates on his condition.
On December 12, 2020 he had a pacemaker put in for heart issues. Two days later he suffered a heart attack. He was admitted into the hospital on December 14th. On December 18th they performed a quadruple bypass and mitral valve repair. After 11 hours of surgery, they were unable to keep him off of the bypass machine. His lungs had filled up with fluid due to his failing heart. His wife, Connie and I thought that we were going to lose him. The next day they were finally able to take him off the bypass machine and close his chest back up. He continued to be on a ventilator and unresponsive for 5 days after the surgery. After taking him off of the ventilator, he was making progress. They put a "life vest" on him. It detects if the heart is having issues and sends a shock to correct it. On January 7th he received 2 shocks. The next day he was unresponsive again. They did determine that this was from medication that they had him on to regulate his heart. They switched the medicine and he was stable again. On January 14th he went into surgery to receive a new upgraded pacemaker. He finally went into a rehab facility on January 21st. Because of all he went through he is unable to stand or do a lot of necessary actions on his own. Right now they are saying that he will be in the rehab facility until February 18th. That may change. He has a long way to recovery.
The doctors cannot tell him when he will be able to return to work. Fairly certain he will run out of sick time before he is able to return.
Anyone that knows Art knows that he is a very proud man. It took a lot of convincing for him to give us consent to ask for help.
We are asking for donations to help with his medical and household bills so that Art can focus on his recovery without worrying about losing everything. Any help is greatly appreciated!
While he is in recovery over the next several months, please contact me for any updates on his condition.
Organizer and beneficiary
Teresa Cournow
Organizer
Amelia Court House, VA
Constance Broadwell Jones
Beneficiary