Need help after father's hospitalization
Need help after father's hospitalization
Need help after father's hospitalization
Need help after father's hospitalization
Need help after father's hospitalization
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Need help after father's hospitalization
Please helps us cover medical bills and costs so we can support our father during this medical emergency.
On Monday, October 10th, 2016, Our father suffered a massive heart attack as he was getting off the bus at the grocery store. He was immensely lucky that someone saw him fall and there was an off-duty nurse close by who, with the help of the bus driver, almost immediately started CPR. After having to have his heart restarted 5 times with a defibrillator, he was in the ICU sedated and dependent on a ventilator for 11 days. Miraculously, he isn't showing signs of much neurological damage and has been showing some small improvements each day. He still has a lot of fighting and healing to do to get him out of the hospital, where he will then need a lot of support and physical rehabilitation in addition to a defibrillator and pacemaker. Dad was transferred to the Salem, VA Lewis Gale so he could undergo procedures and testing on his heart and arteries. While we wait for his next procedures, he will be at the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation center to work and regain his physical and mental strength back. We are told that will take around 2 to 3 weeks, and afterwards he will either be ready to go home with us committing to constant care, or he will have to go to a nursing facility for a bit. We really don't want him to have to go to a nursing facility if it's possible, so we're doing whatever we can to help him gain his physical and mental ability back.
My brother and I are here everyday, taking turns the best we can to always have someone by his side, and to keep in a consistent loop with the nurses and doctors on his status. Unfortunately, Jeremy and I are both struggling financially as we can't work during this time, don't have any savings, and are away from our homes (Jeremy lives in Asheville and I live in California). Just two months ago, I got married and my husband and are are still paying off the costs of our wedding and have spent the little bit of money we had hoped to use towards a honeymoon on bills due to this family emergency.
We are in need of support to help us get through the financial burden while Dad is in the hospital as well as support to help with medical costs and needs that Dad's recovery will require. Dad has only Medicare for insurance and lives off of $600 social security, so the costs and burden will be quite substantial. Every a dollar helps us manage the stress of this very difficult time in our lives as our Dad fights for his life and my brother and I stand by his side to fight with him. Anything you can give to help is greatly appreciated and will make a big difference. Thank you!!!