Jennifer Kordecki Johnson is my niece and this is her heart story. A lot of people have turned her story into a debate over national healthcare, but I want to bring this story back to what was important to her... her heartbeats. Jen was a woman who lived fully with her heart as her barometer... the tragedy is that she also had very, very sick heart. Far sicker than any of us knew. Her HOCM was a genetic condition that went undiagnosed until two years ago, but she was determined to live to see her babies grow up. A septal myectomy was the only treatment option that could provide her an opportunity to do just that. While open heart surgery is very serious and comes with great risks...you always think this kind of thing will not happen to your family...but it did. I held Jennifer in my arms as she went from this world to the next, and while we could not save her, we can help her two beautiful children, whom she called her heartbeats. Our only focus is in helping to pay for childcare and other expenses after her tragic death. I hope you will help keep Jennifer's mission alive and donate to one of our fundraising websites. Every dollar will make a difference.

Thank you and God bless.