Funds for dads poor health
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Please help with donations and Prayer for my Dad Turner Smith. The money raised goes towards his medical bills. My Dad can't afford his medical bills and he is no longer able to work. I am taking care of my dad and I have no one else to help me. Aside from medical he also needs help with his house and other bills.
My Dad has a rare heart problem for his age. His condition is called Diastolic Dysfunction. Diastolic dysfunction is when the heart muscle becomes stiff. Stiff ventricles can not fully relax during diastole, as a result the ventricles do not fill completely and the blood backs up around the lungs causing him to be short of breathe. At his stage the only medical treatment is a heart transplant. His blood pressure reading averages 160/115. The longer his blood pressure stays high the more damage it causes to his heart muscle. Even with the medications he is on Metoprolol & lisinopril his blood pressure is still high and his health has been declining more lately. He is mostly in bed and he even has a hard time getting up to go to the bathroom because he is so weak. His immune system is so low that he never recovers from cold symptoms. He is constantly sick.
My dads symptoms
extreme weakness and fatigue, very weak muscles, forgetfullness, shortness of breathe, severe bone pain, trouble sleeping & headaches
Dad is mostly in bed and can NOT go to regular office visits because he has to lay down most all of the time. Therefore he has to go to the hospital for his tests and his care.
My dad and I are very close and have been together since the day I was born. I could not bare losing my dad as I have already lost my mom when I was a very young child.
My dad has a bachelor's degree and was accepted to law school but he turned it down to raise me instead.
I appreciate any donations that you are able to help with and continue to Pray for my dad.
Organizer
Nicole Smith
Organizer
Cincinnati, OH