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A 2nd chance

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My husband of 18 yrs, and 55 yrs old, Dagoberto had a heart attack May 15, 2020, at home and just a few mins after he came home from work. He had been working as a ShipFitter and was putting in 12 hr shifts back to back with not many off days inbetween. He had told me he was exhausted and in pain on his right side near the shoulder area of his chest. I told him I was going to call the dr to see him about, but then he had the heart attack the following day. He collapsed in our small bathroom and I could not wake him and I call 911 immediatly and he was not breathing when they arrived within 10 mins of my call. The first responders dragged him into the living room and began CPR and worked on him for half hr until they got a weak pulse and took him to the hospital. He has made some progress but his condition remains to be very serious. At first he was on a ventilator for some time. The doctors and nurses lowered his body temp to the 80s, a procedure done slowly and over 24 hrs. Afterwards they warmed his body back over the following 24 hrs. They took him off the ventilator after they determined he could breath on his own and have conductucted many tests. As of today July 3, 2020 my husband is unable to stand alone over a min and he is unable to walk and has little mobility of his right hand. He is unable to swallow food or liquids without aspirating it and is fed through a tube and he now has a pace maker. He has become very combative with the nurses and the Physical Therapist. He somehow managed to get out of bed and stand and fell down. So now he is restrained to the bed. They also said he did not sleep for about week. About a week before today, the hosp admin had given me permission to visit him for 45 mins and it was the first time I have seen him since he had the heart attack. I think that is why he could not sleep for all these days following my visit. He wants me to bring him home and it is heartbreaking. Last night he finally fell asleep. My anxiety is overwhelming. This is the first time in 18yrs that we have been apart from ea other that also includes not being able to communicate with each other. My health has degraded due to the stress, anxiety and asthma. In the mornings I wake up and I am hit with symptoms that I can only describe to be like ptsd and lasts for up to 2-3 hrs. I take deep breaths, to try and calm down and pray constantly for him to get better. He is going to be sent to a nursing home soon possibly for life, I have been told. So with little to no income I am struggling. And that has led me to reach out to others for the support I need. My landlord who my husband and I are buying our home from has agreed to tear up the original lease and has told me he will make the monthly installments smaller. I still do not know how much lower it will be. I am still responsible for the home ins and house bills including the payments for the used car my husband was buying for me and there is the cost of having almost an acre of grass cut because the riding mower we have is old & not working and so someone is cutting for a fee. I know these are hard times for everyone and I know many are struggling. I am 62 and I have chronic back pain and asthma and an anxiety disorder and at a 62 there are I understand many are not finacially able to help me, but even a 5.00 donation would be appreciated. Thank you to those that have helped me so far, it is very much appreciated Can anyone please help me?

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Judy Ponce
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Wilmer, AL

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