FAITH for Jamie

Hello! I am raising funds for my best friend, Jamie Dodd. She got life-altering news last month - BRAIN TUMOR

She had surgery on March 7 to remove it. They were unable to remove all of the tumor. I have copied her latest update. This family means the world to me! Jamie is a paraprofessional at Van Middle School. Her husband, Jason, is the athletic trainer for Van ISD. They both do so much for our students in our community. Please find it in your heart to donate

Fully Assured In Trusting Him

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers !

Christy Pack

Update from late Tuesday evening until right now. Our insurance is giving us the worst time ever. The doctors which I have 8 at this point believe I am stable enough to leave ICU which is a wonderful thing. I have been in here for 17 days. I have had brain surgery which they were not able to get the full tumor. The tumor is wrapped around the main artery in my brain. He was able to burn most of it but it is the artery that controls my eye sight, motor skills, and everything on my right side. After two days after surgery I could not breathe. My lung collapsed 3 different times in 3 days. The tubes they inserted into my chest were not connected right and were leaking. The worst pain I have ever felt. I have had about 15 ct scans with and without contrast and around 15 X-rays. I have had to have my legs done for blood clots because they have hurt me so bad. I have 35 staples in my head, stitches over my right eye and staples over my left eye. A surgery we thought was going to be routine surgery or as much as it could be has turned extremely serious. I do not think anyone was more surprised than my neuro surgeon IT is NOT safe for me to go home and not be in a in house rehab facility to learn how to live again. They need me within about 15 to 20 minutes near all my doctors because my lungs are still not out of woods. An ambulance or a 40 minute drive to the hospital would not be enough time to save me. There are going to be so many changes that I have to learn the right way to live as normal as a life as I can. We had a meeting last night and every doctor and nurse agrees with this. They will most likely keep me here most of the day until we can find a placement. We offered to pay cash pay and they wanted $35000 up front. That is not an option. I have offered to pay cash pay for a week at a time and they want 21 days in advance. The doctors have sent in all their notes and many of them have even made personal phone calls. My entire family has been praying non stop over this situation and for some kind of miracle to happen. We think if we can get two weeks of this facility paid for Jason can learn so much and help me correctly when I get home. Right now, I can barely walk and there is really no vision in my right eye. My right side of my body really doesn’t exist at this time it is so weak and doesn’t work. I could not have ever done this without Jason or my family here 24/7 helping me with everything I do. I can’t dress myself. Talk about having to get over everything and turn your life over to someone else. It is hard. The insurance department at this hospital did tell me they love to argue and love to say no. She said it is a slow and steady process and that she will fight for me but with my insurance she doesn’t even think she can get half of this paid for. The eye doctor will all be extra because they do not provide this service at all so that will all be on us. We have offered to go to any facility as long as Jason can stay with me. I hate putting any of this out there just because it is not how we have ever been but we need all the help we can get. I feel like I have come this far I have to finish this process to be a mom, wife, daughter, friend and have a way of life. There are some permanent things we know that will probably not happen again and I have prayed and I can live with that I’m just so glad that I’m alive. I have NEVER been away from my girls this long and it is killing them and me. I need them and they need me. Unfortunately, working anytime soon for me is not an option. We have talked about trying to find something for me to do online to raise money for this but I just do not think my brain is capable of that right now and healing. We are trying to stay very positive and we know there is a miracle out there God grants them everyday. Will you please pray for this today so we can get this ball rolling and get me where I need to be so I can get back to the best life that I can with all of this. I have never felt anything was impossible if you put the pray, love, faith, and work into it. I can promise you I’m working as hard as I can on this. 24/7. Thank you for listening and helping wherever you see fit. I’m sorry to put that all out there but I felt like we needed all the help we can get. I could not have done any of this without all the positive Influence I have received from everyone. Thank you to everyone that has taken care of Macie and helped her through this. I miss them so much it hurts every minute. Thank you and we love all of you. Everything happens for a reason and maybe my reason is that I will be able to help someone that has to go through this one day.