Family and friends of Andrew and Amber Reynolds are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with transplantation.
It is heartbreaking to watch loved ones suffer, to lose the ability to work, and enjoy family activities. To be able to do simple tasks that we all take for granted like walking up stairs to get a drink of water, or to be able to do things for your family such as the laundry or mowing the lawn. Unfortunately, my family is doing just that and I’m sharing our story of my husband and our oldest child in hope to raise money for a heart transplant and medical expenses for my husband Andrew and the future transplant and medical expenses for our daughter Amber.
Our story began in early 2020, my husband Andrew at the time was 44 years old, and was told he had the heart of an 80 year old man He was diagnosed with a very rare inherited gene mutation (lamin a/c) that is causing many medical issues, but the most serious issue is the damage that is happening to his heart. He has heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction, in simple terms, the left side of his heart is getting stiff and cannot pump his blood. There is no cure, no medication to help with this. His only option is a heart transplant. This is a very expensive lifesaving procedure, about 1 million dollars to start with, then all of the lifetime medications that can cost up to $5,000 a month.
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June 21, 2023
Our journey continues, we are onto our next chapter of waiting a heart transplant. As of June 12 Andrew has been admitted into the hospital until he has a much needed transplant.
Amber will be having her year follow up/testing to see where her heart function is. We are hoping she is still a live the transplant numbers and has more time before she walks that path.
Unfortunately he is a harder match so it could take from 2-3 months is the educated guess on time time.
December 16, 2021
Hello everyone out there….
My name is Andrew. I have been told to start blogging about my feelings on this “heart transplant” journey, but the problem is: I hate everything about this little adventure, and I suck at writing. However, everyone is asking what is going through my head, so I am going to stumble and muddle my way through this.
I feel like a mutant with all the medical drama myself and my daughter Amber are facing. But then again, I am in good hands while being a mutant. The X-men and the Ninja turtles are all mutants, so the company is ok. During the next few months, or even years, I will keep everyone updated on how it is going: the highs, the lows, and everything in between. The doctors have all stressed over and over that this will be a long process, I may be on the transplant list for years. I guess this is an invite to follow me on my journey, for all that entails. I can promise it will be a long journey, without breaks, or a map, or even a destination known. So come ride shotgun with me.
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Guestbook
November 17, 2022
Thinking about you all ❤️❤️
Mary Mack
December 12, 2021
Sending lots of love!
Liz Olson
December 11, 2021
I wish your family the best possible outcome! Love and prayers to you all! ❤
Merry Christmas!
Stephenie Echols
