Hello, my name is Emil Petrov 46 years old from Pleven, family with 2 children, a boy 15 years old and a girl 20 years old who is 7 months pregnant.

I urgently need help to be able to live a full life, work and take care of my family. In April I will become a grandfather to a beautiful baby girl,I dream of the moment when I will see her and cuddle her,go out for a walk,read books to her,fall asleep together,run and play.

On 30.10.2023 I was hospitalized in the Nephrology Department of St. I was admitted to the Nephrology hospital in Sofia on 30.30.2018. On 31.10.2023 at about 5 pm during a walk I became very ill,my right limb went numb,I was dying of pain it was white as a sheet,I could not walk,I started to have severe abdominal pain, I felt nauseous and vomited,I was sweating profusely. I had no blood on my right arm. I cried out in pain.

They did a colour scan,read it for more than 2hours,then 1hour (emergency) they transported me to Heart and Brain Hospital -Pleven.I think,if they hadn't delayed so much time,with the reading and transport I wouldn't have got to this difficult situation.

I was found to have aortic dissection. Doctors say that 70% of people with this diagnosis do not make it to hospital,and of the remaining 30%,10% live.

In the evening at 10:05pm surgery started to save my life,it lasted till 7:20am. My pregnant daughter who was at the end of her 2nd month at that time,my wife and my son sat outside the hospital all night waiting for the surgery to finish successfully.

After the heavy and prolonged surgery my lungs and liver stopped working, I had bowel problems, kidneys also stopped working and I had to go on haemodialysis repeatedly after which I felt very unwell,I also have hypertension for 16 years which is not affected by medication normally my blood pressure is about 175/90. I have numbness on the left side of my head,right arm and left leg.

I have incisions from my throat to my abdomen,2 incisions on my collarbones and one incision on my leg up high,because of the chest surgery I have to wear a chest harness to compress my chest,for it to heal properly I have to be careful not to dislocate it,because of this I have to sleep on my back with my arms stretched out next to my body,they don't allow me to work,drive,lift heavy,lift my arms,I have to be still.

At home I walk from the bedroom to the kitchen with a walker,they don't allow crutches so my chest doesn't shift.Which restricts my movements a lot. Going outside is very difficult for me so I only go out when I need to go for a check up.
I have to keep from getting cold,because I can't cough because of the chest surgery. I can't take care of myself.I have to have someone always with me to help me,to take me to the toilet,to the bathroom,to the kitchen,to dress me and everything else I need.

My condition at the moment is very distressing,being dependent on someone else's help is depressing me and I have no desire for the next day.I was in intensive care for 26 days,cardiac surgery for 16 days. After consultation with vascular surgeons,vascular surgeries were performed,thrombectomy sa.tibiales dextre.fasciotomy.Revisio vulneris.Hemostasis definitiva.Excisional cleaning of wound,infection or burn.

In the dynamics due to advanced definitive and irreversible ischemic changes in the area of the femur,judged by a vascular surgeon as indicated for femoral amputation for vital indications and on the date of 24.11.2023 was carried out Amputatio femoris dextra.In view of the trend of deterioration of renal function.

I started recovering slowly only after my right limb was amputated I was told,that there was danger of poisoning my blood and the end could be fatal. I go every 20 days for tests and check-up to monitor kidney values and heart condition.

I ask you from the bottom of my heart to help me to buy the prosthesis which is unaffordable for me,please help me to go out without help from others,to start a job,to look after my family and to be like the rest of the people with 2 legs.

Could you join my fundraising campaign ? A donation of any amount would really help me get to my dream prosthesis .

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
With love
Emil Petrov