Defray medical expenses for Kathy Christensen

As some of you may or may not know, Kathy (my mother) was recently hospitalized. A few weeks ago, mom started becoming more and more short of breath and also developed an extreme cough. Within time, she was seen by emergency room care and her primary physician, which ultimately landed her to be hospitalized and transferred to Petoskey, MI.  After multiple tests, it has been determined that mom has non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. She has a weak heart with an ejection fraction of 16%, with a normal heart having one at 55-60%. Basically, moms heart is only working at roughly 20 %.  This type of condition is typically treated with Beta blockers, and other medications which usually lower the blood pressure. Since mom has a very low blood pressure to begin with, treating her this way is not able to be done and is too risky. Mom is very short of breath and has difficult time engaging in any type of physical activity. The doctors are still working on determining what brought this about and how to treat her. Tomorrow mom will be transferred downstate to get access to more resources to help her treatment plan. In the meantime, mom is wearing a life vest which will shock her if her heart goes into an abnormal rhythm. It is not very probable that this would happen, but more so worn as precautionary measures. This vest has to be worn at all times for at least 90 days before a pacemaker would be considered. Mom is in for a long road of changes and a long road of recovery. I have set this fund up to help mom defray some of the major medical bills that she will be facing due to the extended hospital stay, multiple tests, time away from home and so on.  It’s never easy to reach out for financial needs, but some times knowing that some medical bills will be defrayed is enough to lift a load of stress off of her already stressful health condition and situation. Anything to help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you from Kathy’s husband Steve, her children, grandchildren and family for keeping her in your thoughts and prayers during this stressful time.