McTyre's Miracle Fund
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My name is Danny O'Keefe and I'm raising money for my life long best friend, Zack McTyre. Zack was born with a congenital heart condition called Transposition of the Great Arteries. In short, its a condition where the two main arteries leaving Zack's heart were reversed. This changed the way blood circulated throughout his body, leaving him with a shortage of oxygenated blood.
Immediately, Zack underwent open heart surgery in order to reroute the blood flow, leaving him with better oxygenation but still mediocre heart function.
Ultimately, Zack needed a heart transplant and as of December 2016 he was admitted to Emory Hospital in Atlanta. His heart function has decreased so severly that he has had to resign from his job and he has become a full time resident at Emory until he receives a new heart.
Unfortunately, the medications to keep his heart pumping until that time were not effective, so on January 3, 2017 he underwent another extensive open heart surgery to install an RVAD. The RVAD will help pump his heart for him until he receives a heart transplant.
At home, Zack's wonderful wife Addie and their six-month old little boy, Wesley, are doing their best to manage this difficult time. In addition to caring for Wes, Addie has recently returned to full-time work following her maternity leave.
The purpose for raising this money for Zack and his family is to help with the extensive medical bills following his procedures and hospital stay. In addition, your donations will help fund home-cooked meals for Addie and Wes as she does not have the ability to do so while working full time and single-handedly caring for an infant.
Any donation you are able to make means the world to these three amazing people. A saved trip to the store for daipers or a meal delivered means a little extra visiting time at the hospital or an hour of extra sleep for an overextended mother and wife. Please do whatever you can to make this terribly difficult situation a little bit more bearable for this family who means so much to so many.
Thank You!!
Immediately, Zack underwent open heart surgery in order to reroute the blood flow, leaving him with better oxygenation but still mediocre heart function.
Ultimately, Zack needed a heart transplant and as of December 2016 he was admitted to Emory Hospital in Atlanta. His heart function has decreased so severly that he has had to resign from his job and he has become a full time resident at Emory until he receives a new heart.
Unfortunately, the medications to keep his heart pumping until that time were not effective, so on January 3, 2017 he underwent another extensive open heart surgery to install an RVAD. The RVAD will help pump his heart for him until he receives a heart transplant.
At home, Zack's wonderful wife Addie and their six-month old little boy, Wesley, are doing their best to manage this difficult time. In addition to caring for Wes, Addie has recently returned to full-time work following her maternity leave.
The purpose for raising this money for Zack and his family is to help with the extensive medical bills following his procedures and hospital stay. In addition, your donations will help fund home-cooked meals for Addie and Wes as she does not have the ability to do so while working full time and single-handedly caring for an infant.
Any donation you are able to make means the world to these three amazing people. A saved trip to the store for daipers or a meal delivered means a little extra visiting time at the hospital or an hour of extra sleep for an overextended mother and wife. Please do whatever you can to make this terribly difficult situation a little bit more bearable for this family who means so much to so many.
Thank You!!
Organizer and beneficiary
Danny O'Keefe
Organizer
Harwich, MA
Addie McTyre
Beneficiary
