Hello everyone, I am Justin's little sister. Growing up, Jay has always looked out for me, and now I feel like it is my turn to take the reins. The Sandbeck men can be quite stubborn and so I am hoping that this will help me help him. As most everyone knows, on 9\21\25, my brother Justin Sandbeck (45 years old) suffered from what the Drs call a Widowmaker heart attack. He was pronounced dead for 50 minutes, and as they were about to stop performing CPR, they were able to get a pulse back. The main artery to his heart had a 100% blockage, and a stent was put in place. The secondary artery was 85% blocked, and an angioplasty balloon was placed. He was then sedated and placed on a vent. At this point, we had no idea as to the extent of a brain injury, and after 5 days, the doctors started to wake him up. He was able to follow simple directions from the staff regarding movements in toes and fingers. We knew he was still jay when he was told to give his thumbs up. He outshone that and gave the nurse the middle finger. There he is! He complied well but then had a bad reaction to some medication and became very anxious. The doctor decided to sedate and reintubate Jay to make him more comfortable. He had three episodes in AFIB and spent the next 3 days back in a coma. Jay was woke up again, and from there, he was able to start getting all the extra support and tubes off fairly quickly. He has several broken ribs from getting CPR, his heart is only working at 45% and his kidneys are still not working, which has him on dialysis 3x a week, possibly for the rest of his life. Jay is still very weak, but he is at home. However, he is unable to work and needs help to cover his bills until all the supplemental information is approved and payments are sent. Anything helps and is more than appreciated. Jay seems to have a new look at life and realized how fast his almost ended. Jay is living proof that miracles do happen because he should not be here with the severity of the heart attack he went through. God is good! We were also told that the odds of someone surviving this type of heart attack with no brain injury are less than 1/1000.

As is, Justin cannot work as his heart is not strong enough and is on dialysis 3x a week for the foreseeable future. The money raised for Jay is to help ease the stressors that come with missing out on work, as well as assist him with rides to and from the clinic. Thank you for the amazing support, concerns, and words of encouragement. Keep them coming. Much love, Jess