Erika’s fight against Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

As y’all know I was at work on 4/9 and had what appeared to be a heart attack on labs and EKG’s.

echo cardiogram and Cath lab confirmed that I have Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. I had the same thing in 2018 when I was on life support and super super sick. My ejection fraction is 35% so I am in heart failure because ny heart can’t pump blood and the heart has a typical ballooning. I am currently in the hospital at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital. I have a long road ahead of me. It’s anticipated to take 2-3 months for my heart to return to normal. I will be out of work until that happens and have exhausted all my PTO for the hospitalization. Chris and I hate to ask for help, but we have bills that have to be paid. Everything helps big or small. Thank you for reading this and please keep me in your prayers.