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My name is Bettie and I am raising money for my friend Tiffany who is fighting for her life. I met Tiffany 6 years ago in nursing school and loved her right away. I admired so much how devoted she was to her family, especially her son Bubba.

 

Tiffany has been through a lot in her life but she has never given up. Her husband died when Bubba was very young and she was determined to do everything that she could to give him a good life. Her dream was to become a nurse and to be able have some security her little family. While we were in nursing school, Tiffany's father died very suddenly. Tiffany and Bubba were both devastated. She wanted to keep going but when she saw that her son was struggling, she knew that she had to leave the nursing school because the demanding schedule was keeping her from meeting his needs.

 

She kept going. She found jobs as a nursing assistant and caregiver. She has been working incredibly hard to support her son. She has also been a huge support to her mother. She always finds the time to be there for her friends and family. Tiffany doesn't have have a self-centered bone in her body.

 

In December, Tiffany was hit by a car that ran a red light. Her leg was broken requiring surgery and her car was totaled. Last week, Tiffany started having chest pain and shortness of breath. When she got to the hospital, she was found to have a massive amount of blood clots in both of her lungs and in her leg. Treatment was started immediately, but it didn't work and her heart started to fail. Surgery became the best option. During the surgery, there were complications that led to Tiffany being placed on ECMO (heart and lung machine). In the space of hours Tiffany went from being a healthy, woman in her 30's recovering from a broken leg to being given only a small chance of survival.

 

Tiffany's doctors are working hard to save her. There are signs that she is fighting hard. We are waiting now for her vital signs to stabilize so that she can have another procedure to relieve stress on her heart. If that happens, her odds go up tremendously. We haven't given up hope.

 

 

 

 

What I know about Tiffany is that she will not leave Bubba without fighting with everything that she has. What all of us who love Tiffany know is that she has the most precious, unselfish heart and would only want to get back to being there for everyone who she loves.

 

Please help me make sure my friend has everything that she needs to survive and recover. Please help me make sure that her son doesn't go without anything that he needs because that is what she would be the most worried about.