Dear Friends & Family,

Hi! My name is Dana Stassi. I am Ben Warmerdam's aunt. In hopes that we can alleviate any stress on Ben & Tina, we want to start this GoFundMe to help pay medical bills that were incurred while Ben was in the hospital. As many of you have heard, Ben had a very scary life-altering health crisis on October 21, 2025. While experiencing chest pains, Ben was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. On the way there, he went into full cardiac arrest and had to receive both CPR and defibrillations multiple times to be revived (read the full story on Ben's social media; it's quite harrowing!). Thankfully, the paramedics got Ben safely to Lodi Hospital where he was stabilized and then transferred to Dameron Hospital in Stockton where he received more life-saving procedures to repair blocked arteries to his heart.

Ben is now home recovering, but it will take time for his body to recover and heal. He won't be able to work at his customization shop for quite some time. To avoid the added stress of mounting medical bills, we, his family and friends, can surround them with our love and support so they can focus on getting Ben back to 100%.

Many of you know Ben and Tina got married one year ago on November 2. Together they have a beautiful family with their 3 kids: Autumn, Sydney, and Silas. They are a tight-knit bunch, and their love for each other is evident. Ben recently also acquired his dream automotive business and has been working tirelessly to make it successful.

Ben & Tina are both the kind of people who will help others at a moment's notice. They are surrounded and deeply loved by family and a community of friends they also call family. It's time for all of us to rally around this beautiful couple and offer them the same kind of love and community they offer others.

Thank you for anything you can contribute financially (remember, every little bit counts!) and also for helping to spread the word to reach as many as possible. Please share on all your social media accounts so that we can lift up and support this amazing couple. We love you, Ben & Tina!