Story
As many of you may already know, my best friend Lacy has been hospitalized for the past week from suffering 2 strokes last Tuesday. She has had several MRIs, ultrasounds, different scans and a lot of blood work to find the cause. So far, they found that she has PFO which is an opening between the chambers of her heart allowing clots to move freely and go to her brain. This opening can be closed with an another procedure similar to an angiogram but no set date for that yet. They are testing her blood extensively for clotting disorders to find why she has these clots.
Now she has a team including a neurologist, cardiologist, ENT and hematologist working together to figure out diagnosis & treatment. There is no official date of when she will be discharged until all it’s all sorted out and a diagnosis is made with a home care plan in place.
Lacy got a new day job where she worked only one day before having the stroke. Primarily, she is a bartender and earns her living off of hourly wages in cash, but mainly on tips & has no means of unemployment. Being unable to work now for over a week and unsure of when she will be able to return (even after being discharged) we are hoping to provide a cushion so she can focus on her health & have a few less things to stress out about with bills, rent, etc.
Anything and everything is appreciated, no amount too small. Her attention and concern needs to solely be on this very serious situation, not rushing back to work to recoup what she’s lost / is losing.
Thank you for your time.
Organizers :
Bobbi Lynn is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Lacy Ortiz Valor.