Raising Money For Surgery

Hello my name is Randy Pimentel and I am creating this in hopes to help a friend that is in dire need of a life saving surgery.  The woman in the picture of this campaign is Amanda Somers. She is a 29 year old mother of an 8 year old little girl. Amanda is a bright, happy, caring, selfless person.  4 years ago she was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and Graves Disease. If you are not familiar with these they are Auto Immune Diseases that are debilitating in many ways. She is hospitalized often, she is not able to work anymore, can't partake in any type of physical activities, is losing weight daily, most of her hair has fallen out,  is on a liquid diet, has severe insomnia, and her throat is so swollen that it makes it hard for her to breathe or swallow and  she is now taking 18 pills a day to help with all of her symptoms but it isnt working as much as the doctors had hoped for. About 4 months ago she had a mini stroke which caused her face to be partially paralyzed. Her heart is and has been beating out of control, blood pressure is extremely high which creates more of a problem on its own.  It has taken 3 years for her to get cardiac clearance to have this upcoming surgery. Her Endocrinologist and the Cardiac Surgeon are in agreement that without this surgery she could lose her life at a very young age. She  will still have permanent heart damage because it has taken so long to get the approval. The cost of the operation is just about $5000. ....  and approximately 35 days away...with her being unable to work and already being financially strapped with other medical expenses I'm hoping that with alot of outside help we can all make this surgery happen for her and so she can get back to living her life as a woking person and mother. She didn't want to ask for help so I thought the least I could do was ask myself. Even if all you can donate is $1.00 it is beyond appreciated. Thank You All!!
Sincerely,
Randy Pimentel