My Personal Fundraising Page

Thank you for visiting my 2021 Promise Walk for Preeclampsia fundraising page. I am grateful for your donations and for your help in spreading the word about preeclampsia. My goal is to help our community raise funds and awareness and save the lives of moms and babies! Please make a donation to support our efforts to fund education and research into this life-threatening disorder of pregnancy.

Our Story and Our Hope:

On Monday November 5, 2018 I had turned 20 weeks pregnant!  My husband and entire family were anxiously awaiting to meet our son, on March 24, 2019. Jayden was to be our first son for my husband and I. Jayden was going to be another grandson for my parents to spoil :)

The evening of November 5, 2018, I started feeling 'off'. I started to get shakes that evening, I felt so cold, I couldn't sleep. Tough it out I told myslef, you're strong, it's just food poisoning. The next day on November 6, my husband, Terrance, took me to the hospital for what we thought was a severe case of food poisoning. I felt so sick, my whole abdomen area hurt. Sadly, that day we learned that our sweet Juju Bean, Baby Boy Hunter, had no heartbeat.

Our whole world shattered with those two words "I'm sorry". It was like our world stopped in that moment. I remember seeing my baby boy hunched over and not moving. "Why isn't he moving" I asked even though I knew the answer. Our world literally turned upside down.

After being checked into the hospital that day and having several tests performed, we learned I had developed HELLP Syndrome and my blood pressure was rising dangerously. 

For those unaware, HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening pregnancy complication usually considered to be a variant of preeclampsia.  Preeclampsia is a rapidly progressive condition characterized by high blood pressure and usually the presence of protein in the urine.

On November 6, 2018, my unborn son, Jayden, became a statistic at 20 weeks gestation. He was one of  500,000 babies to die from Preeclampsia and HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, low platelet count) Syndrome in 2018. I almost became a statistic as one of the 76,000 mothers who die each year from Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome.

My life and my family’s life changed forever on that November day.  Needing to understand my tragedy and wanting to prevent my tragedy from happening to other families, I began working with the Preeclampsia Foundation to fund research and raise awareness.

Please spread the word and share my story in your circles. No mother or baby or both should die from something like Preeclampsia that's completely preventable. 

$2,279.73

achieved

$1,108.00

goal

of your goal reached

0

days

0

hours

0

mins

0

secs

My Supporters

  • Anonymous October 2021
  • Stacey M Buchanan Will forever hurt for your loss. But I am so proud of how you used what happened to you to propel you to ensure if doesn't happen to to another woman & child. Making this donation commemorating the date your life changed. Love you! October 2021
  • Facebook Donor October 2021 $50.00
  • Facebook Donor October 2021 $25.00
  • Felicia Jones ❤️ October 2021
  • Iris Steele Love Jayden, our precious angel, always and forever! October 2021 $123.90
  • Jade Hunter Mommy & Daddy Love You Juju Bean, Jayden! We miss you every day! September 2021 $105.00
  • Facebook Donor October 2021 $100.00
  • Facebook Donor October 2021 $100.00
  • Facebook Donor October 2021 $100.00