Sammy Jane Check

Family and friends of Sammy Check are raising money for the nonprofit Help Hope Live to fund uninsured medical expenses associated with a Catastrophic Illness. Sammy has chosen to fundraise with Help Hope Live in part because donations are tax deductible for contributors and will only be used to cover medical and related expenses

Sammy is 28 years old, has cerebral palsy, and a chronic severe form of epilepsy, sleep apnea, other serious life threatening medical issues including an enlarged heart and needs Immunoglobulin infusions for her impaired immune system monthly to help her fight off infections, without the IV – IG infusions this is a medical condition that is also life threatening. She is unable to walk or stand. She is wheelchair bound and considered a quadriplegic but can feel everything. Her fluctuating muscle tone related to her brain injury affects her eating, (dysphagia) and she is non-verbal. She is tube fed via a feeding tube and is diapered. She is severely cognitively impaired with respiratory issues requiring CPAP machine when sleeping.

Sammy is alert happy and loves watching and listening to Barney and The Wiggles. She loves being in the outdoors and in her community! Sammy loves dogs, and zoos. Sammy is a fan of Santa Claus!

She desperately needs a wheelchair van so we can go out anywhere with her at anytime not having to worry about reserving 3 days ahead of time for SCAT or Ambulettes. Her seizures are affecting the size of her heart now. She also has osteoporosis and a rod in her right leg from a prior femur fracture. Sammy has been through so much including 6 small bowel obstruction surgeries and a twisted bowel several times. She’s a brave and very courageous girl my daughter, since her traumatic premature birth of which after she had a stroke in the NICU.

She inspires me everyday and is my hero. Please help by making a donation to Help Hope Live in her honor and by sharing this campaign page with your community. It takes a village to help raise the money to even get her a used wheelchair van with not much mileage on it. Sammy needs your help. I need you to help me help Sammy. Thank you all so so much.