I'm reaching out because I need help getting back on my feet after the hardest year of my life.

I went in for quadruple bypass surgery expecting a routine procedure. Instead, the surgeon nicked an artery during the operation. What should have been a straightforward recovery became a months-long fight for my life. I ended up on ECMO support and spent a month in the hospital I had to learnthe basics—how to walk, how to talk, how to breathe on my own again.

A year of recovery followed. I fought hard to get back to where I could function and live my life. But the aftermath has been devastating to my finances. The bills, the time away from work, and everything that comes with a health crisis this serious depleted my retirement and savings completely.

Now I'm facing another challenge. My MetLife insurance is been  canceled, which means I'm without coverage at a time when I need it most. I had to leave Michigan and move to Nevada just so I could breathe easier and give myself a real chance at stability.

I'm not asking for much, just help getting back on track. Your support could make the difference between staying afloat and sinking further. I'm determined to rebuild, but I can't do it alone. Thank you for considering helping me through this. Remember this if you ever have a pain in your upper left shoulder be sure to get the dye test so that they can find the blockage before it’s too late after running on treadmills a few times and saying I’m in great shape only to find out that after telling my doctor, I had shoulder pain and her giving me an EKG saved my life I ran on treadmills many times and said I was in great shape, but if they don’t put the dye in you and check you that way you’ll never know and you’ll wonder why guy who is in great shape died then when you pick a surgeon in the hospital goes through make sure they have life support Ema so that you won’t have to be transported to another hospital like I was because they were too cheap to have the training and machinery but yet they did surgery I had to be moved to another hospital an hour away. They had a whole floor of a ECMO machines and best staff. I had to be defibrillated many times to bring me back. Please make sure you get the dye That’s the only way you’ll no and keep from dying. thank you to all medical staff at Royal Oak MI for saving my life and love you all. God bless.