Forty-three-year-old Michael walked into the George Washington University Hospital Emergency Room complaining of chest pain. The Washington D.C. handyman had no health insurance but was not eligible for any financial assistance programs.
Chris
Throughout his successful career as a professional photographer, Chris took the time to donate his talents in support of a wide variety of community causes and philanthropic work. The 50-year-old father of two experienced heart problems unexpectedly when, on a photo shoot, he was next to someone who unknowingly had strep, a highly contagious illness. Chris became infected, with permanent damage to his mitral valve. Unable to work, he was denied coverage and was running out of options when Dr. Murphy of Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta joined forced with LKCF to provide the care that saved his life. Chris had a robotic mitral valve repair, a minimally invasive procedure that dramatically reduces recovery time. “They could have just replaced the valve, which would have meant I would have had to take cumadin for the rest of my life. But Dr. Murphy made the extra effort to repair the valve, and four days after my operation I was back to work and back to my life.”
