Indiegogo is committed to accessibility. If you have difficulty using our site, please contact support@indiegogo.com for assistance or view our accessibility notice by clicking here

This campaign is closed

Amy Hopkins' New Heart Valve

Raising money to help Amy Hopkins pay her medical expenses for heart valve replacement surgery.

You may also be interested in

Caret Left
Caret Right
Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed
Closed

Amy Hopkins' New Heart Valve

Amy Hopkins' New Heart Valve

Amy Hopkins' New Heart Valve

Amy Hopkins' New Heart Valve

Amy Hopkins' New Heart Valve

Raising money to help Amy Hopkins pay her medical expenses for heart valve replacement surgery.

Raising money to help Amy Hopkins pay her medical expenses for heart valve replacement surgery.

Raising money to help Amy Hopkins pay her medical expenses for heart valve replacement surgery.

Raising money to help Amy Hopkins pay her medical expenses for heart valve replacement surgery.

Alicia & Clint Searcy
Alicia & Clint Searcy
Alicia & Clint Searcy
Alicia & Clint Searcy
1 Campaign |
Cockeysville, United States
$5,577 USD 89 backers
15% of $35,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Choose your Perk

Amy Hopkins' New Heart Valve

Amy Hopkins is a remarkable woman whose life is the embodiment of living simply and giving generously. A member of the Musical Instrument Maker's Forum, talented musician, skilled luthier, and accomplished carpenter, she lives an incredibly modest life. Amy cares for her ailing father at his home and lives in a building on the same farm without the modern conveniences many of us take for granted.

        Amy Hopkins' Repair Shop      Amy playing the fiddle

When Katrina struck New Orleans Amy not only helped restore numerous instruments that had been damaged, she also made multiple trips to NOLA to help rebuild fellow musician Sunpie and wife's home.

       Katrina aftermath     Amy Rebuilding Sunpie's home

Amy also helped my husband and I rebuild our home after the 2010 Nashville flood. She was the first to arrive and declared a home that had been under 2' of water for over three days, "not bad. This is nothing. We can save it."

    My living room during the flood   Clint and Amy put in a floor    Amy and Dave rebuild the front porch  

Now it's up to us to save Amy. Recently, her doctor discovered a congenital defect in her aorta where two of the aortic valvular leaflets had fused during development; a condition called Bicuspid Aortic Valve. People with BAV tire easily and have difficulty maintaining stamina for moderate to intense physical activity. The heart is unduly stressed in order to either pump more blood through a defective valve or attempt to circulate regurgitation blood through a leaking valve. Surgery to replace the defective valve was imperative. Amy's doctor told her without the procedure she would be dead within a year's time.

      Amy post-op       Amy showing off her scar     

Thankfully Amy had her surgery at Johns Hopkins on June 15th. She did better than expected and is now convalescing at home. With no insurance and barely any posessions Amy has too much to qualify for assistance yet far too little to pay the mounting medical bills herself. Our goal is to raise $35,000 to go in it's entirety (minus indiegogo's fees) towards Amy's surgery and aftercare expenses.

 Please help Amy in any way you can. If you can give a few dollars your donation, however small, makes a difference. If you can't give you can spread the word. Share Amy's story by using the sharing tools below or by using good old-fashioned word of mouth. Let's show Amy that a lifetime of caring has earned her a ton of good karma in return!

 

 

Looking for more information? Check the project FAQ
Need more information
Let us know if you think this campaign contains prohibited content.

You may also be interested in

Up Caret