Support Johnny Fraser's Road to Recovery

My name is Emily Haley, and I am Johnny Fraser’s younger sister.

Johnny is my hero in so many ways. I am starting this GoFundMe to help him and his family during this incredibly challenging time.

On Saturday, October 5th, 2024, Johnny was running in an ultramarathon in Lone Pine, CA, when he collapsed only 100 yards from from the finish line with severe heat stroke.

He was airlifted to a neuro ICU in Las Vegas in critical condition. His body was having seizures, and his kidneys were shutting down. The doctors and staff worked around the clock to stabilize him, but he remained in the ICU through Monday.

He had rhabdomyolysis, his kidneys showed damage, and his right lung also had some damage. While Johnny is an incredible fighter and tough as nails, he remains in the hospital to date—but we are so grateful he is stable and no longer intubated.

Johnny is a lot of people’s hero. He is an incredible father and dedicated husband and one of the most honorable men I know. He truly loves (and is excellent at) his job of traveling the world as a documentary filmmaker and photographer, and the physically grueling nature of the job was part of his inspiration to begin running in marathons. His very first marathon was actually the Boston Marathon as a part of a documentary he was filming.

Of course, work must come to a halt in these emergencies, and he and his family need our help during this time to start addressing the massive hospital bills, especially while he is not able to work.

His amazing wife Beth is at his side whenever she can, which also means less income for the family.

Please do not donate if it is hard for you. Johnny and Beth would never want that, and instead, if you can please share or write words of encouragement, they will appreciate that, I know.

My heart felt like it stopped getting the news on Saturday night. Still reeling from the death of our sister Hilary, we are all so incredibly grateful that Johnny is still with us and showing his strength and intrepid spirit to all those around him.

Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and donating what you can.