A STRONGER HEART FOR RADDIE

TARGET GOAL U$20,000.00 = Php 1,000,000.00

ON JULY 4, 2023, MY MOM WHO IS FONDLY CALLED BY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES AS “TIYA RADDIE” HAD SUCCESSFULLY UNDERGONE AN INSTALLATION OF A PACEMAKER, A SMALL ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLANTED IN THE CHEST BELOW THE COLLARBONE THAT HELPS MAINTAIN OR RESTORE A NORMAL HEART RATE AND RYTHM. THIS PROCEDURE WAS RECOMMENDED BY HER CARDIOLOGIST AS HER HEARTBEAT HAS BEEN SLOWING DOWN TO A DANGEROUSLY LOW RATE OF 42-44 BEATS PER MINUTE, A CONDITION COMMONLY KNOWN AS BRADYCARDIA. FOR THE PAST YEAR, SHE HAS ALSO BEEN FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCING SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FATIGUE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS AND SOMETIMES CHEST PAIN DUE TO ANOTHER MEDICAL CONDITION CALLED CARDIOMEGALY (ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEART). AGAIN, MY FAMILY WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT SHE UNDERGO ANGIOPLASTY (A PROCEDURE THAT INVOLVES INSERTING A SHORT WIRE MESH TUBE INTO THE ARTERY TO STRETCH OPEN A NARROW OR BLOCKED ARTERY) A MONTH AFTER THE PACEMAKER INSTALLATION.

THE PACEMAKER INSTALLATION WAS A SUCCESS AND AFTER SPENDING 2 DAYS IN THE CCU OF A LOCAL HOSPITAL IN CEBU, SHE WAS DISCHARGED HOME ON JULY 6, 2023 AFTER THE MEDICAL STAFF HAD DEEMED HER TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION. UNFORTUNATELY, THREE DAYS POST SURGERY, MOM DEVELOPED SEVERE HEADACHE, HER SPEECH BECAME SLURRED, HAD NUMBNESS OF THE LEFT HAND, WAS UNABLE TO MOVE HER FINGERS AND HAD DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING. DUE TO HER INABILITY TO EAT AND TAKE MEDS, SHE BECAME VERY WEAK AND DEHYDRATED. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED HER PRIMARY MD AND MOM WAS RUSHED BACK TO THE HOSPITAL. AFTER SEVERAL LABS WERE DRAWN AND A CT SCAN OF THE BRAIN WAS DONE, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD SUFFERED A STROKE AND A BLOOD CLOT IN HER HEAD HAD BLED CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER BRAIN TO SWELL.

MY MOM IS CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE PHILIPPINES WHERE HEALTH INSURANCE IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND COVERAGE IS LIMITED OFTEN INCURRING SKY HIGH MEDICAL BILLS AT THE END OF EACH HOSPITAL STAY. WITH ALL THE MEDICAL EXPENSES ALREADY INCURRED (P500K FOR PACEMAKER INSTALLATION, MD FEES AND 2 DAY HOSPITAL STAY), WE HAVE ALREADY MAXED OUT OUR RESOURCES.

AS OF THIS POSTING, MOM HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE PAST 19 DAYS AS MULTIPLE SPECIALIST CONTINUE TO MONITOR HER CONDITION. THE LAST 2 WEEKS HAS BEEN VERY CHALLENGING FOR HER AS SHE COULDN’T EAT OR SWALLOW MEDICATIONS AS IT WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR HER TO HOLD ANYTHING DOWN DUE TO PERSISTENT NAUSEA AND VOMITING. MULTIPLE CT BRAIN SCANS HAVE BEEN DONE TO MONITOR THE SWELLING, COUNTLESS LABS PERFORMED DAILY CAUSING HER RIGHT ARM TO SWELL AND VEINS TO COLLAPSE AS NURSES WERE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO DRAW BLOOD. INSERTING AN IV WAS EXTREMELY EXCRUCIATING FOR HER. THE LEFT ARM WHERE THE PACEMAKER IS LOCATED COULDN’T BE USED FOR 2 WEEKS SO THAT WASN’T AN OPTION. HER WBC WERE ELEVATED AS SHE HAD DEVELOPED A UTI. AN ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND (DUE TO HER CONSTANT STOMACH PAIN) WAS DONE WHERE A MASS WAS SEEN ON THE BLADDER. SHE’S BEEN RECEIVING MULTIPLE DOSES OF MEDS TO HELP THE BRAIN SWELLING SUBSIDE AND ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE INFECTION. ALL THESE HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON HER BODY CAUSING HER TO BECOME SO WEAK AND FRAGILE. CURRENTLY, SHE IS RECEIVING NUTRIENTS VIA A NASOGASTRIC TUBE AND IS SLOWLY GAINING HER STRENGTH BACK.

DURING THE TIMES WHERE HER HEALTH WAS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND EVEN NOW THAT IT ISN’T AS MUCH, MOMMY NEVER FAILED TO SHARE HER BLESSINGS. SHE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO SPEARHEAD GOOPIO CLAN REUNIONS, HOLY WEEK PROCESSIONS, FIESTAS, BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS. THIS WAS HER “LOVE LANGUAGE”. SHE WANTED HER FAMILY, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS TO ALWAYS HAVE THAT SPECIAL TIME TO BE TOGETHER AND JUST CELEBRATE LIFE ITSELF. BECAUSE OF HER CURRENT CONDITION , WE APPEAL TO YOUR GENEROUS HEARTS, THAT YOU PRAY WITH US AND HELP US FIGHT FOR THE LIFE GOD HAS GENEROUSLY BLESSED MOMMY.

TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. OUR FAMILY IS REACHING OUT TO YOU AS WE CAN NO LONGER SHOULDER THE EXORBITANT BILLS. WE ARE PRAYING THAT THROUGH YOUR GENEROSITY AND THE KINDNESS OF YOUR HEART THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RAISE $20,000 TO HELP PAY FOR HER CURRENT HOSPITALIZATION.

WE KNOW IT IS A LOT TO ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE CONSIDERING WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN BATTLES TO FACE AND CONQUER. BUT AT THIS RATE, WE WOULDN’T BE HUMBLY ASKING IF IT IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT. OUR FAMILY WOULD KINDLY AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST IF YOU COULD HELP US SHARE THIS PAGE TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT AND RAISE THE MONEY WE NEED. EVERY DONATION, BIG OR SMALL WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO US AS THIS WOULD GREATLY BE A STEP TOWARDS RADDIE’S HEALING AND COMPLETE RECOVERY.MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.