
Help with medical expenses
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I'm Shanda - Julie and I have been friends since we were 4 years old. I wanted to create this gofundme page for Mike and Julie to help with all the medical expenses that will be coming in.
For those that don't know, Mike and Julie both got Covid. While Julie is fine now, Mike was admitted to the hospital on October 28th and ended up having to be put on a ventilator on Halloween. Mike is still on the ventilator. Mike was showing some small improvements but this week he has had to go back on 100% oxygen again. Nobody knows what will happen with Mike, so we all just keep praying he keeps fighting. The one thing we do know is the bills will be coming in.
We know even with insurance, it's going to max out their medical spending for the year so it will be over $6000 in expenses. Also, since Mike can't work, they are losing quite a bit of income. When I brought it up to Julie, she said that she had been thinking about the money part too, but would figure it out later. If you know Jules, you know she's not somebody that will ever ask for help.
Julie is my best friend and if there is one thing I can do for her, it's this. I will ask for your help. If you know this family, you know they are great people living through a nightmare. If there is any money you can spare, even just $5, I know they would be forever grateful.
I understand a lot of people don't necessarily like using gofundme either, so you can also venmo Julie directly. Her venmo is @japenrod
If you can't help with money, please just say a prayer or send good vibes - and please share this with anybody you may know. It's hard enough at the holidays with a loved one in the hospital. I don't want them to worry about how they are going to get the bills paid too.
My sincerest gratitude to you all
Organizer and beneficiary
Shanda Heath
Organizer
Midway, IA
Julie Penrod
Beneficiary