Jamie Porter Longmire's Medical expenses

Let us make a difference and save a life! I am creating this fundraiser for my sister, Jamie Porter Longmire's life saving Brain surgery.

Jamie is the most giving, caring, compassionate soul you will ever encounter. The best mother and wife anyone could imagine. She is so passionate and driven to live life to the fullest and to see that everyone around her can do the same. She is the first person to offer a helping hand anywhere she can. She is a blessing to anyone who is fortunate enough to know her. Jamie has encountered so many hardships in her life, from the loss of her mom at a very young age in 2003 after a long battle with cancer, to losing her father in 2015 from a sudden Brain aneurysm. But even under those clouds of darkness she has remained a light to the world offering a smile and kind word to all who know her. Now it is our turn to help her and give her the opportunity to return to living her life to the fullest. And to be here to see her kids grow up.

Over the past several years Jamie’s health has slowly begun to decline and just recently found the answers she has been praying for. She has been diagnosed with Venous Sinus Stenosis. She has been to so many doctors and specialists in Tennessee trying to find out what was causing all of her unexplained health issues that just keep piling up, but no one could find the answer. After all the years of no official diagnosis and her health deteriorating all the time, all of the stars lined up. With the help and much needed information from a friend she finally came across a world renowned doctor in New York that handles complex cases like hers. They have discovered that her declining health can all be linked to Venous Sinus Stenosis which are 2 blockages in the main 2 arteries in her brain. This has caused IIH(Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension) which is high pressure in the brain, also called Pseudotumor Cerebri due to mimicking a brain tumor, Pulsatile Tinnitus, Chiari Malformation caused from the constant high pressure, which means her brain is not in the correct location and is moving downward rapidly. This seems like a diagnosis no one would want to hear but after searching so long and to find out this can be fixed, we are thankful it has been found. I cannot say enough good things about this group of doctors and praise God that they have found the root cause of all of these dehabilitating symptoms. The teams of doctors and specialists are confident they can fix this before the worst happens. If left untreated, unfortunately the prognosis would be grim, vision loss, stroke, aneurysm and eventually leading to death. Jamie and her family will have to travel from Tennessee to New York for the surgery again next month, December 2023.. With the never ending cost of all the previous doctors visits to neurologist, neurosurgeons, endocrinologist, pulmonologists, cardiologists, ENTs, ophthalmologist, allergy and asthma centers, orthopedic centers, Chiropractors, Rheumatologists, numerous hospital stays, multiple appointments already attended with many more to come in New York then with the added cost of travel, surgery, after care, and the required extended hospital stay the cost will be astronomical. Let us help her anyway we can. This is our chance to give her life back to her.

Any amount you are able to contribute will be so greatly appreciated, but if you are not able to contribute at this time please take one moment to share her story with family and friends . All funds received will go directly toward medical and travel expenses.