Help support Jessica & family (medical expenses)

Hello again to Jessica’s family and friends…

The time has come to reach out and ask for some tangible help for Jessica and her family. For those of you who haven’t been following along on CaringBridge (https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jessicaedgar) a quick recap –

Jessica had a scheduled, “routine” hysterectomy in late-May. She did well with surgery and was discharged soon after. About a week later, she was back in the hospital where we have witnessed her steady decline with a few hopeful steps in the right direction over the past several months. She has had multiple surgeries, re-admissions for complications/infections, and placements of an ileostomy, tracheostomy, feeding tube, and central lines. She has been in the care of Select Specialty Hospital with periodic re-admissions to the ICU at St. Joe’s since August and even now is struggling with incapacitation due to another respiratory infection and continued wide-spread swelling.

Her level of care (ICU, respiratory rehab) in the “time of COVID” has limited visitors and not allowed for delivery of flowers and the like since way back when she was transferred to Mayo in July. Additionally, every time she’s re-admitted, her belongings are bagged up and sent home again.

I know, since the beginning, everyone has been asking how they could help and to pass along your thoughts/prayers to Jessica and her family. The CaringBridge messages, cards, and other well-wishes have been very appreciated and hopefully are providing Jessica the needed mental boost to continue fighting thru this. But, now, the bills are starting to come in, and some financial support will go a very long way to help alleviate that unnecessary burden for the family (who, I should add, really hate to ask/accept this, for what it’s worth). So far, there’s the $1,500 original surgery (hysterectomy) bill, the $5,200 anesthesia bill, the $7,500 Airvac bill, and many more to come.

Jessica’s employer-sponsored health insurance will continue thru the end of this year, and her brother is current working on getting SSI-D in place for the long term, since it’s clear that this fight won’t be over any time soon.

All funds raised will go directly towards Jessica’s medical expenses with any residual funds going towards supporting her longer term needs or refunded back to givers, if felt to be unnecessary (per family’s wishes).

We know that Jessica has touched so many lives over the years and has been a wonderful friend and ally to countless folks. We ask that you consider returning that favor, and if you’re not able to give, please take a moment to share this page, and continue sending those thoughts and prayers her way.

Thank you for your consideration.

For anyone preferring to send an “offline” donation, please mail checks to:

Jonathan Edgar

5728 West Cannon Drive

Glendale, AZ 85302

*For those who don’t know me personally, I have known Jessica since my days at CRS - Orthopedics (when it was still part of St. Joe’s). She was one of my preceptors during my PNP program (way back in 2009). I was hired soon after I graduated (in 2010), and even though I only worked at CRS for about a year, we really clicked and have been good friends since. We’ve been alongside each other for so many ups and downs over the years, even if we weren’t always in the same town or even same state. I love her like the sister I never had, and it kills me (and my husband who also adores her) to see her continue to suffer from afar (my family and I now live in Oregon). It brings me comfort, however, to know that her brother and sons are nearby and that she is so loved by all of you. Thank you. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly if you have any questions.