Update: Since I have created this fundraiser I have been in the hospital almost every month. I was in the hospital last month due to fluid overload and yet again I just got out the hospital last week due to my fluid overload. While in the hospital, my blood pressure dropped very low to the point I was unresponsive but still breathing. Luckily with the rush of my team of nurses, I was moved to the ICU and became better minus some of the medications that I was on. My heart transplant team wants to do a cardiac MRI because they feel they are missing something that other test haven’t been able to pick up on. For now I am home with my son and gearing up to try and have a nice Christmas. My one and only wish was to be able to be home for Christmas to spend it with my son. Funds are scarce due to bills and making sure my son has what he needs but hey I am still forever grateful. If anyone would like to donate to me and my son and him having a nice Christmas I certainly do appreciate it. You can donate on here or PayPal missingmybaby1217@gmail.com, Cash app $zayfatty1214, Venmo mykidsaremyworld
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Hello my name is Patience Winfrey. I am 31 years old. I was born and raised in Memphis, TN but I currently reside in New Orleans, LA. In November of 2012 after giving birth to my first child, I was diagnosed with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in addition to congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, and the list goes on. Eventually my heart seemed to recover and I was able to have another child in 2014. Sadly, in 2017 after the loss of my oldest due to an accident, I suffered from depression and the stress of everything took a toll on my body and heart to the point my ejection fraction of my heart dropped and never fully recovered. In 2020 I was told to get a S-ICD defibrillator placed in case of an emergency. In January 2022, I ended up having weight loss surgery to better my chances of getting a heart transplant. In September of 2022, I was told that since I was still suffering from symptoms of my initial diagnosis, to get a pacemaker called the optimizer smart device. For the last two years of my life, I have been surviving but not living as my heart can only take so much. The week leading up to Easter 2024, I was hospitalized for fluid buildup which resulted in a meeting with my heart transplant team. It was then decided to begin the preparation to place me on the heart transplant list. As I was getting my right heart catherization test done, it was discovered that I had more fluid build up around my heart and the pressures of my heart had decreases. I have been placed on the list as a Status 4 which means that I am on a daily medication. While I wait for the call, I am home on a dobutamine drip that’s helping my heart pump the blood that I am lacking. I am raising funds because I am unable to work as a result of my heart condition. While I am on disability because of the diagnosis, it doesn’t cover all of the expenses that I am to incur as a result of the transplant. I am looking for help with expenses that will come about pre/post transplant. I am sincerely grateful for your words of encouragement, support and prayers!