Please Help Our Dad, Aaron Baillargeon

Welcome!

We are the daughters of Aaron Baillargeon. We are reaching out to ask for your help with easing the financial burden our Dad is and will be experiencing after going through this long medical journey. As well as many prayers, as we continue learning new information everyday and not really knowing what the future holds for him, including if he will even be able to continue laying tile. Since he is self employed and insurance is very expensive he does not have coverage.

Please see his story below.

Our Dad was brought to the Emergency Department on Sunday May 14th for feeling very short of breath. He was unable to walk a few steps without having to stop and take a break to catch his breathe. He had told the nurses and doctors that the Monday prior (May 8th) he was experiencing horrible shoulder pain while working on a job. Thinking it was his rotator cuff he took some aspirin, put on a lidocaine patch and took a quick nap. He woke up and the pain was almost gone so he continued working and finished out his day. After that day, he experienced shortness of breath that seemed to get worse as the week went on. After hearing all of this the doctor was concerned he may have had a heart attack. They did many tests and found he had a lot of extra fluid in his lungs which was causing his shortness of breath as well as finding out that he has type two diabetes and high blood pressure. He was later transferred to Regions Hospital via ambulance for further review and more in depth testing where they determined he did in fact have a heart attack on Monday, May 8th.

Once at Regions, he began undergoing many different tests to determine what caused the heart attack. Yesterday, May 16th he had a angiogram which determined blockage in three of his arteries that ranged from minor blockage to complete blockage.

Today, May 17th he had a cardiac MRI where they found that he has a small clot. At this point, there are two different routes that they can take and are weighing the risks of both options.

The two options:

Surgery (bypass) or just medicine!

The medicine will heighten his risk for a repeat heart attack! They are concerned that the tissue surrounding the heart might be dead and multiple vessels closed, with a limited chance of reopening.

According to the Endocrine Doctor, the

heart muscle on the left side squeezes blood to the tissues and is currently only pumping 25% to 30%. A normal level would be 60%. The heart muscles are extremely weak which is why the Cardiac Thoracic Surgeon is trying to weigh the risks and determine which option is best.

Sincerely,

Jen, Nicki, Stephanie and Felicia