The Big Red Machine Blew A Gasket
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Everybody’s friend, my husband Ray, suffered a life threatening “Type A” Aortic Dissection in mid December. His aorta ruptured from his heart all the way down into his left leg.
He was rushed by ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital for immediate surgery, where doctors successfully performed 6 hours of open heart surgery to save his life and a vascular bypass surgery to save his leg. He spent the following 12 days in the ICU with his family by his side. There is a possibility that he may need another surgery to repair his aorta in his abdominal area, which is still torn through its first two layers.
Ray is known to many as ‘The Fall Guy’.
A local arborist who has been serving the community since 2007. He is now thankfully recovering back at home, however, he has quite a long, slow road ahead of him before he can go back to work. Doctors estimate it will be at least 6-12 more months of rehab and recovery for him.
He is reaching out with this fund raiser for help covering his monthly expenses and cost of living during his healing process. Ray is very thankful for any help this go fund me may provide and eternally grateful to vascular surgeon Dr. Gary Yang and cardiac surgeon Dr. Jia Lin Soon, for saving his life.
He was rushed by ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital for immediate surgery, where doctors successfully performed 6 hours of open heart surgery to save his life and a vascular bypass surgery to save his leg. He spent the following 12 days in the ICU with his family by his side. There is a possibility that he may need another surgery to repair his aorta in his abdominal area, which is still torn through its first two layers.
Ray is known to many as ‘The Fall Guy’.
A local arborist who has been serving the community since 2007. He is now thankfully recovering back at home, however, he has quite a long, slow road ahead of him before he can go back to work. Doctors estimate it will be at least 6-12 more months of rehab and recovery for him.
He is reaching out with this fund raiser for help covering his monthly expenses and cost of living during his healing process. Ray is very thankful for any help this go fund me may provide and eternally grateful to vascular surgeon Dr. Gary Yang and cardiac surgeon Dr. Jia Lin Soon, for saving his life.
Organizer and beneficiary
Vicki Martin
Organizer
Vernon, BC
Raymond Preikschas
Beneficiary