Latest update as of Jun 23, 2026

  • Insurance finally approved payment for a heart today. Now we're just waiting for an offer . Jolees heart failure team says it could be any day now!!!


About this fundraiser

We never thought May 6th would change our lives forever . My 16 year old daughter started having chest pains, I took her to the ER who immediately sent us to Duke hospital. She was diagnosed with with severe dilated Cardiomyopathy. She had to have an emergency surgery placing a device called an impella, inside her heart to keep it functioning until transplant. She has Virginia insurance so there's a battle between NC and VA for payment of a heart. I am a single mother that has dropped everything to be at my daughters bedside. The Drs anticipate I will be out of work approximately a year. The bills are starting to pile up. The disability progress for her has been lengthy already to get some assistance. Please help us fight this battle .

Organized by

Maria Martin

Danville, VA, USA

Organizer