Jojo from Jojo's Italian Diner Needs Our Help!

Everyone's favorite chef, Jojo of Jojo's Italian Diner in Tarpon Springs, needs our help!

On Wednesday night Jojo was rushed to the hospital, by Anthony. Only a few hours later Jojo was undergoing emergency surgery to save her life.

Jojo had multiple, large kidney stones that became blocked and caused sepsis.

Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage your body's tissues and organs. Sepsis is sometimes called septicemia or blood poisoning.

Sepsis can turn into septic shock and cause organs to fail. This is life-threatening.

Jojo is still fighting for her life, despite the doctor's best efforts and multiple rounds of antibiotics.

Whilst Jojo remains in the hospital, the restaurant she has worked so hard to build is unable to open.

Jojo makes everything herself daily. Without Jojo, there is no Jojo's Italian Diner.

Without the restaurant being open bills are mounting, both business and personal. Fresh produce and food will spoil and will have to be repurchased.

However, Jojo's main concern remains her employees.

Jojo's staff are unable to work while the restaurant is closed, her number one priority is looking after her employees. She needs to be able to pay them so they can take care of their families.

As some of you know, this year Jojo announced an expansion into the unit next door that would be opening soon.

She is very excited to have the "pizza" side up and running.

This unfortunately means she has invested everything in the expansion and left her without an "emergency fund".

Jojo tirelessly helps the community, her employees, and her family. Jojo helps anyone who needs it.

Please help us show her support, she needs us. Just as she has always supported us whenever we needed her.