The Michael Wisniewski Fund

As some of you may know Michael collapsed at work on November 20, 2018 and was taken to the hospital where we were informed he had lost half the blood in his bod and would need a blood transfusion, an endoscopy, and an MRI, as he could not move his legs. Ultimately, it was found that his hemoglobin was a 6 and normal is between 12 and 16, he had a hole in his stomach that was quaterized, and 6 ulcers. The MRI showed he needed surgery on his back due to a fracture caused by other issues. After another blood transfusion, he had his surgery on November 26, 2018, which included a laminectomy, a bilateral hemi laminatomy, a medial facetectomy, and a foraminotomy   .

For those of you who do not know Michael let me tell you a bit about him. He had a hard life growing up but that didn’t change him for the worse. Michael is hardworking, loving, and selfless. He goes beyond for those he loves and for those he does not even know. More times than I can count, he has been there and neglected his own happiness and well-being to make sure someone else is taken care of.

Michael works 2 jobs and is up every morning at 2 am and doesn’t get home most nights until 7 pm. He has done more than I could ever ask for our family and has never complained once. He stepped up and has taken care of my daughter Mackenzie. He raised her as his own for almost 20 years doing all the things a good father would do after her biological father decided not to be in the picture. Back in 2014, when Colton was born, James (Colton’s dad) who was 15 at the time, was left homeless. His mother passed away when he was 14 and shortly after his father had to be put in a nursing home. Michael did not hesitate and he took custody of James and has stepped up and did all the things a parent would do for him including helping him graduate, making sure he had health ins, and so much more. He has taken care of all 3 kids as if they are his own and never complained or asked for anything in return.

This is also a man who helps others we don’t even know. He donates toys for the poor at Christmas, helps me collect things year round for the homeless, donates his time and abilities to those who cannot afford to pay someone (including fixing cars for free), and has even opened up  our home to homeless individuals (more than once) and helped them get back on their feet. Prior to this we were collecting things for a homeless community and even in all this mess he is asking me to make sure I finish what we started.

Michael will need continued care including another endoscopy in about 5 weeks. Unfortunately, Michael has no health insurance due to not being able to afford it at this time and is not eligible for Medicaid or state insurance. We will be applying for charity care but that may not be approved and will certainly not cover all the expenses we have and will incur. He will be out of work for several weeks and is the main source of income for our home. Our savings are depleted as we bought our home last year in August and then had the issue 8 months later in March that destroyed our kitchen, which the insurance did not completely cover.

So now he needs help and I am asking all of you to please donate what you can. If you cannot donate, please help anyway you can by sharing this and continuing to pray for him and his recovery. Thank you all for taking the time to help. May God continue to bless all of you and your families.