My name is David i am 45 and on the 8th may this year i suffered a massive heart attack caused by a huge blood clot
My name is David i am 45 and on the 8th may this year i suffered a massive heart attack caused by a huge blood clot following having my first covid vaccine.
The heart attack has left me with congestive Heart failure and nearly 75% heart damage with an ejection factor of 25-30%.because of the is damage and low ejection factor the blood is not pumping around my body efficiently and i am in incredibly grave danger of an abnormal heart rhythm that would lead to cardiac arrest.
I'm am on a lot of medications to keep my heart pumping and I am on a waiting list to have an icd fitted,but there is possibly complications that i can not have this fitted.
I now suffer with extreme breathlessness, and vascular problems with my legs which are making daily exercise hard and hindering any rehab.at my latest echocardiogram there was no improvement at all in any regards to my heart and the doctors cant explain the problems i know have with my legs.
The reason i am posting on gofundme is My concern for my wife Nikki,son Mason and grandchild Michael.
I am unable to work so my wife is working what hours she can while looking after me and our grandson.my son is at college and all of this is greatly effecting his study. Our lives are no longer the same.
With me unable to work and only one wage coming in we are getting further and further into debt with bills. I feel completely helpless and degraded ...but my biggest fear with my heart the way it is and the shadow of going into cardiac arrest greatly looming over me, is that I will never be able to support them all ever again.
the realisation of my heart failure and damage and the fact I wont be here soon I have come to terms with, but what I struggle with daily is the fact I don't want to leave my family not only grief stricken without a Husband,Dad,Grandad but also in debt and penniless and having the added pressure of funeral costs and life without me to support them, I love my wife and family second to none we have been together 10 years and married just over 2 years, this wasn't the life I envisioned for us.
I have looked into life insurance but I'm refused because of my condition or the premium is to pay is astronomical. The benefits office do not want to help us either I was refused for PIP payments even with all the supporting evidence from specialists and doctors we provided.
i genuinely never thought of life insurance before all of this happened, I wish I had done, we all believe we will be here for ever.
I genuinely am at the end of my rope with worry and stress, something I'm supposed to avoid so my last ditch effort and something I wanted to avoid is reaching out on here, I'm not one for handouts but I see no other option.
I know it’s difficult times for everyone at the minute, but honestly, if there is anything you can donate, even one pound, it will make a difference. Every donation, no matter how small, will be so greatly appreciated and will help my family.
To you all I thank you for taking the time to read and for any donations.
This project closed unsuccessfully on 2nd September 2021