Bradley Pate
Donation protected
You never think it will happen to you. It's not that you're anything special; it's just that it's so terrible that your brain can't actually allow itself to believe it could happen to you. And then, suddenly, without warning, you are the one creating a Go Fund Me page because your big brother has suffered two heart attacks and a stroke in 11 days at the age of 46.
If love and support alone could get Bradley through this, there would be no doubts. Our family and friends have been there every step of the way, including the neighborhood kids we grew up with (Medfield!), the friends we've made through work (Raleigh Country Club! and The Big Easy!), and even our friends in Cincinnati. Unfortunately, love and support are not enough, and his fate lies mostly with the incredible doctors and nurses at Rex Hospital. And that help comes at a steep price.
Bradley's health insurance will only cover 70 percent of his medical bills, after he pays approximately $7,000 in out-of-pocket costs. Currently, he is on his 11th day in ICU, and counting. At the moment, there is no prognosis. We are just taking it minute by minute to keep him comfortable and try to allow his body to heal.
Thank you to everyone who has listened to us worry and be afraid, who has stopped by to visit Bradley and keep us company at the hospital, who has brought us food, mowed our lawn, gotten our mail. And so many have asked how they could help financially, too, and so yet another Go Fund Me page was born.
If love and support alone could get Bradley through this, there would be no doubts. Our family and friends have been there every step of the way, including the neighborhood kids we grew up with (Medfield!), the friends we've made through work (Raleigh Country Club! and The Big Easy!), and even our friends in Cincinnati. Unfortunately, love and support are not enough, and his fate lies mostly with the incredible doctors and nurses at Rex Hospital. And that help comes at a steep price.
Bradley's health insurance will only cover 70 percent of his medical bills, after he pays approximately $7,000 in out-of-pocket costs. Currently, he is on his 11th day in ICU, and counting. At the moment, there is no prognosis. We are just taking it minute by minute to keep him comfortable and try to allow his body to heal.
Thank you to everyone who has listened to us worry and be afraid, who has stopped by to visit Bradley and keep us company at the hospital, who has brought us food, mowed our lawn, gotten our mail. And so many have asked how they could help financially, too, and so yet another Go Fund Me page was born.
Organizer
Tonya Pate
Organizer
Raleigh, NC