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Help the Dunbar family with medical expenses

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On Saturday July 27th, less than 2 weeks after losing his Dad, Jim suffered a severe heart attack. It was the “widow maker”. The family was camping when his wife, Jill, caught the symptoms right away and rushed him to the ER. From there, he was flown to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. In the helicopter, Jim went into cardiac arrest and the care team had to use shock paddles and CPR. Immediately upon arrival at Sanford Heart Hospital, he had a stent placed and will have to return in the future for another.
We are hoping to help with the cost of the medical bills, hotel stays, gas, and all of the missed time from work for the both of them.

Some updates from Jill:
Update 7/28 evening. His troponin finally peaked and is starting to go down. That for him means getting woke up less often for lab draws. And in general the heart is no longer releasing the enzyme released when there is damage. I know it has only been 24 hours but that feels like a lifetime when you are watching that number creep up every lab draw.

Update 7/29 AM ...Dr's were just in. We get to hang out today and if all good go home tomorrow and come back in a few weeks for the other stent. Dr said old plaque in his artery ruptured and formed a total clot they removed before stenting. His ejection fraction is 55 so that is good and likely return to work in about a week. Thank for the prayers. God is good!


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Organizer and beneficiary

Angela Werdel
Organizer
Clark, SD
Jill Dunbar
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