<div>On January 4, 2026, our lives changed in an instant. My husband, who has dedicated over 20 years serving as a volunteer fire chief, woke up not feeling well. At first, we thought it was just the flu. But as the day went on, his symptoms became more concerning—he had trouble moving his left leg, his speech became slurred, and his blood pressure was dangerously high.
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<div>Despite my concern, he insisted on pushing through to help with two fundraisers for our fire department before finally agreeing to rest. Later that evening, I discovered something alarming—his foot was severely infected. His toe and part of his foot had turned black. I rushed him to the ER, where doctors determined he was borderline septic and his kidneys were already being affected.
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<div>What we initially thought was a diabetic ulcer turned out to be a burn he hadn’t felt due to neuropathy. That burn had developed into a serious infection. He was admitted to the SICU, and while we are incredibly grateful his kidneys recovered, he suffered a stroke caused by poor blood flow and clots related to the infection.
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<div>On January 16, he underwent surgery to have his left great toe removed. He began physical therapy and was making encouraging progress.
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<div>Then, on March 18, he suddenly became very ill again, experiencing constant vomiting. I noticed signs of infection in the next toe, and we knew we couldn’t wait. We returned to the ER in Birmingham, where doctors confirmed he now has a staph infection in his bloodstream. It is likely he will lose another toe, and this time his recovery will take at least six weeks to ensure proper healing.
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<div>I had just started a new job in December, which means I don’t yet qualify for PTO or FMLA. I returned to work briefly in February, but I am now back on unpaid leave as we navigate the best care for Chris. I am his advocate and his voice, just as I know he would be for me.
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<div>My husband has spent most of his life serving others as a first responder. He became a volunteer fire chief at just 20 years old and has always had a servant’s heart, ready to help anyone in need. In addition to everything, we also help care for his mother and my father, which can make monthly expenses overwhelming—especially now, with mounting medical costs that insurance won’t fully cover.
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<div>If you feel led to help, it would mean more to us than words can express. Even sharing our story would be a blessing. We truly appreciate your prayers and support, and we pray that God blesses each and every one of you.
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Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

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Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

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NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

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fund country is US and user language is English

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Streaming widgets beta user

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Money Box Donation List Prompt Experiment Audience

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

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Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

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checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

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AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

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Auto Thanks Feature Audience

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braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

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AUD Donation Upsell audience

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Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

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Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

NPO upsell education category

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

NPO recommendations prod

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

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UC Tipping v20250107

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openai

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Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

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Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

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NPO upsell disaster relief category

Logged In Users

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Android v10.6.0 and above

NPO upsell essential needs category

NPO upsell medical category

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Localized Currency

NPO upsell cancer category

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testAudience

pathname

Survicate

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challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

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