Family in need as dad had multiple surgeries

We are a family of 6, my husband works for himself with his own business as an upholsterer.

He is the main income source of the family. While i have an income also as a small business owner of an online boutique shop and Flea Market booth gift shop on weekends. My business pulls in enough to cover some bills, groceries and gas for the vehicle.

My husband usually covers the rent and our bigger bills .

Working for himself there's no sick time, vacation time, no paid family leave etc...

My husband went in for a routine check up of his heart because heart issues run in his family. Many of the men passed at a young age his older brother being one of them. His older brother passed at only 52. My husband is now 54 and after a routine stress test his doctor felt something wasn't right. His doctor sent him for a cardiac catheterization procedure where they would put a Stent if they found a blockage. Once inside his viens the doctor said he needed open heart surgery. One artery was completely clogged and his body already bypassed it naturally by creating new veins. I find that pretty miraculous. Unfortunately the scarey part is the 98% clogged artery the blood is still trying to pass through, and the 80 something percent clogged artery.

On April 1st he was supposed to have a triple bypass heart operation that had turned into a quadruple by pass.

In march he had been taking it slow as he was feeling tired and couldn't over exert himself. We thought it would only be two months that he would be healing from this procedure.

This is where our family needs help. I will have to support the whole family on my own and even though I have been selling off many of our belongings to make ends meet. I still could use some help getting by these next few months as I care for my husband and family while he heals. Any help is appreciated and also understand that times are hard for many and don't expect anyone to help. I felt it was worth a try to humble myself and ask because this family runs off $4,000 a month in bills, rent, groceries, gas to get everywhere etc. I'm working as hard as I can to make it happen.

I myself am disabled with a ACL tear that will never heal, two meniscus tears and severe arthritis preventing me from getting tear repair surgery. Even with some days of severe pain in my leg I am doing my best to work, and take care of everyone.

Our future will be very challenging and any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

After my first visit with frank we thought he would be out three months to recover. It was so horrible to see. They had to take a vien from his arm too and his leg to do a quarduple by pass.

There was a tube that went in the side of his neck with two small tube's that go into his heart. Two tube's that go up into each lung draining blood and fluids.

Nurse said he could possibly be in there a month. He kept complaining it hurts to breath. He could barely speak. Wasn't able to keep his eyes open for long.

So hard to see a strong man down and so weak. They have him pumped up on pain meds. Lots of prayers are still needed.

March he wasn't able to work much due to fatigue. I already depleted our account getting through march. I'm left with paying rent, utilities, groceries, gas for my truck to get back and forth, his credit cards and bills, my credit card bills , etc... plus childcare while working all on my own. Any help is greatly needed and appreciated.

Thank you

Second update:

After complaining all week of stomach pain, and receiving multiple suppositories throughout the week. Frank went for an xray of his stomach on Wednesday where they saw his colon was extended larger than they've seen. He received another suppository and started hemorrhaging and complained of feeling colder than he ever felt. The next step was he had to get a CT scan and later that evening he was rushed off in emergency surgery as he was going sepsis from his large intestine popping and spraying out inside his body cavity. It was cracked all throughout and a hole leaking stool into his body. By 3 a.m. Thursday morning the surgeon called to say they had to remove the larger portion of his large intestine he has a little bit left and his colon that's been clamped off and tucked behind his small intestine he now has an ileostomy bag. He will be out of work for 9 months to a year now because he has the two procedures to recover from and in 6 months he has to go back for a third surgical procedure where they will try to reconnect what's left of his large intestine to his small intestine and see if they can get it all working again and get rid of the ileostomy bag. Then he will have recovery from that surgery to deal with also.

He has a thrush infection in his throat from the suction tube suctioning stomach acids from this last procedure and a new IV for that he will have to have ten days and that was put in Friday. Today makes 14 days he's been in intensive care.

We will have visiting nurses and aides to help with his care once he is finally able to come home.

Praying the rest of his recovery is smooth because he certainly has been through more than he should have.

Thank you everyone for your help. I have started a disability case with social security but if he gets approved it will be 5 months to 10 months for the paperwork to be processed as it goes back and forth from boston to the doctors. They said they don't do temporary disability because of that and it will only go through if a doctor signs off he will be out of work at least a year or more. Given his circumstances now that we never could have prepared for its looking like that will be the case for him. Bieng self employed he can not get pfml from mass as we didn't pay into that system. Today I am trying to call snap to see if we can qualify now that my daughter and I are the only incomes in the house. All her income goes to her own bills and her own medical expenses for her autoimmune disorders so its all on me.

Thank you again to all who have helped to ease this burden as we deal will this long road to recovery for Frank.