Kenneth Issa's fight against Sickle Cell Anemia

On August 1, 2024 Kenneth Izza became hospitalized after a very bad episode battling Sickle Cell Anemia. After being admitted he became unresponsive, quit breathing, and his heart stopped. A team of about 12 doctors came in and forced oxygen, did chest compressions, gave him epinephrine, etc. It seemed like an eternity, but they said they got his heart beating in 6 minutes and he was not without oxygen during the entire procedure. He is intubated and his heart is beating on its own.

Since the 1st of August his wife Bethany has been at his side day and night waiting for him to be able to be un-sedated. Every time they have tried to bring him out of sedation it has gone horribly wrong and his body is not allowing it.

Sadly, next week she will be out of vacation days and will no longer receive pay from her work unless she returns.

Kenneth has a great job but sadly it is self-employed so he has no disability pay or regular pay coming in at this time.

As of yesterday August 15, 2023, They placed a Tracheostomy and added a feeding tube on top of him still being sedated. He has some kidney function loss requiring dialysis, his liver was damaged during the compressions, and his heart is enlarged on one side which means he still has a long long journey ahead!

These next weeks to months are crucial that he has his wife by his side.

I am writing in hopes that you can donate to help Bethany maintain their bills at home and the mounting hospital bills which will then allow her to stay by his bedside at the hospital during his fight to beat this awful Sickle Cell Anemia attack.

If you cannot donate but please consider adding this sweet family to your prayer chain! They need all the prayer warriors they can get.