
Help mend Laura’s broken heart ❤️
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We are the Johnston family.
At the heart of our family are two very loved parents and grandparents, Laura and Matt.
We have waited for the doctors to decide their course of action to create this fundraiser. Some of you may be aware that my mother-in-law, also named Laura Johnston, has spent 2023 in the fight for her life. After living pretty uneventfully with congestive heart failure for 20+ years she is now in the advanced stages of heart failure with the last two months having been spent determining if she is best suited for a heart transplant or a surgically implanted LVAD device. Today she was scheduled for the LVAD surgery for next week. This is an open heart procedure that will take 4-8 hours. She is expected to spend a month in the hospital following surgery with in home care after she is released.
Laura has been unable to work since February. She loves her job as the school Librarian for Genesee Schools and this has been very hard for her. Her husband Matt has spent many hours driving from their home in Genesee to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where Laura is being treated. They do not allow anyone to stay with her so he arrives when visiting hours begin and leaves when they end to drive home and do it again in the morning. At this point we are unsure what medical costs may arise but would love to ease any burden and be able to afford Matt the option of staying near Henry Ford to be near Laura as she recovers. There are also some modifications to their home that will be necessary for when she comes homes that we would love to be able to help them with.
We really want Laura to be able to focus on her health to give her the best possible outcome to have as many more years for her grandchildren to spend with her as possible. They are a huge part of her life and she is a huge part of theirs. Our family is grateful to anyone who can contribute or share this.
Organizer and beneficiary
Laura Johnston
Organizer
Mt. Morris, MI

Matthew Johnston
Beneficiary