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Rodney Stroud suffered his first heart attack in his early 40s. This life threatening experience landed him in ICU fighting for his life at a local hospital in Athens, Ga. He had to end up getting a pace maker/defibrillater put in. From there he had to take numerous meds that would support his heart and his health for the rest of his life.
Rodneys heart was very week but years later his heart began to strengthen again, and he was able to decrease some medications but still the pacemaker/defibrillates had to remain.
As years went on Rodney continued to do well but was not strong enough to continue working a full time job with his heart condition. He ended up on disability. A few years later, he took on part-time work.
Rodney started experiencing illness again. He made a couple of emergency visits to the hospital ER but was treated and released. With each visit his meds were adjusted and he was able to return to work, except for the morning of April 5, 2019.
On April 5, 2019, Rodney was admitted to a local hospital after becoming ill at work. He ended up unconscious, and his heart failed twice that day; early afternoon and later that night. His chances of surviving looked very slim.
The next day he was air lifted to Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, Ga where he remained in the critical care unit. He was later removed from critical care and was later released from Emory Saint Joseph’s on his birthday, April 26, 2019. He had to remain on dialysis, and was put on lots of medication and a heart healthy diet. He required Home Health Care. A few months later he was released from dialysis.
A few weeks passed by and Rodney became ill again and he was admitted and released from the local hospital multiple times. As time went on it he was getting worse. He’d lost up to 50 pounds He had not been able to eat much or hold food down for weeks.
He was taken back to Emory Saint Joseph’s where he was had to undergo more tests. Later that day he was moved to Emory Saint Joseph’s Critical Care Unit. His heart was found to not be strong enough.
He was later told that he would need a new heart (Heart Transplant). Rodney now requires medicine administered directly to his heart via an IV pump. He will only be able to remain on the pump for a period of time.
Meanwhile, Rodney is waiting on the next step towards getting a new heart. He needs your prayers. Please pray that he will receive a heart from a donor that is perfect for him. Rodney also needs your financial support for his Heart Transplant, and all the medical expenses that have and will be incurred.
We thank you sincerely and wholeheartedly for giving.
The Original Splitz Band & The Stroud Family
Rodneys heart was very week but years later his heart began to strengthen again, and he was able to decrease some medications but still the pacemaker/defibrillates had to remain.
As years went on Rodney continued to do well but was not strong enough to continue working a full time job with his heart condition. He ended up on disability. A few years later, he took on part-time work.
Rodney started experiencing illness again. He made a couple of emergency visits to the hospital ER but was treated and released. With each visit his meds were adjusted and he was able to return to work, except for the morning of April 5, 2019.
On April 5, 2019, Rodney was admitted to a local hospital after becoming ill at work. He ended up unconscious, and his heart failed twice that day; early afternoon and later that night. His chances of surviving looked very slim.
The next day he was air lifted to Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, Ga where he remained in the critical care unit. He was later removed from critical care and was later released from Emory Saint Joseph’s on his birthday, April 26, 2019. He had to remain on dialysis, and was put on lots of medication and a heart healthy diet. He required Home Health Care. A few months later he was released from dialysis.
A few weeks passed by and Rodney became ill again and he was admitted and released from the local hospital multiple times. As time went on it he was getting worse. He’d lost up to 50 pounds He had not been able to eat much or hold food down for weeks.
He was taken back to Emory Saint Joseph’s where he was had to undergo more tests. Later that day he was moved to Emory Saint Joseph’s Critical Care Unit. His heart was found to not be strong enough.
He was later told that he would need a new heart (Heart Transplant). Rodney now requires medicine administered directly to his heart via an IV pump. He will only be able to remain on the pump for a period of time.
Meanwhile, Rodney is waiting on the next step towards getting a new heart. He needs your prayers. Please pray that he will receive a heart from a donor that is perfect for him. Rodney also needs your financial support for his Heart Transplant, and all the medical expenses that have and will be incurred.
We thank you sincerely and wholeheartedly for giving.
The Original Splitz Band & The Stroud Family
Organizer and beneficiary
Stanley Stroud
Organizer
Athens, GA
Dierdra Stroud
Beneficiary