Fundraisers Set For 26-Year-Old Recovering From Massive Heart Attack
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Robin Miller is only 26 years old, but she recently suffered a massive heart attack. Deb Miller, Robin’s mother-in-law, said Robin suffered a massive heart attack July 10, on her son’s and Richard’s, Robin’s husband, 36th birthday. Robin is the daughter of Marvin and Angie Uitts, Peru. Robin and Richard have two daughters, Alli, 5, Gabbi, 3 months, and a stepson, Bradley. Robin is employed at Dairy Queen on Winona Avenue, where Deb also is employed. Robin has worked there for the past six years. Robin’s husband is unemployed. Funds are needed to help pay Robin’s medical expenses as she does not have health insurance. There are collection containers for money set up at Wilby’s Gas & Goodies, Lake Street; Dairy Queen, Winona Avenue; Old Owens, West Market Street; and BP Gas Station on U.S. 30. A bake sale and garage sale will be July 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and July 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dairy Queen, 2304 Winona Ave., Winona Lake, to raise funds to assist Robin with her medical expenses. The Miller family was out on Lake Wawasee on July 10 going tubing. When they came home, Robin told her husband said she was having chest pains, and asked him to call an ambulance because she could not breathe. She had to be resuscitated at her home, and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital. She was then airlifted to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, at 4 a.m. July 11 to the cardiac intensive care unit.“When they first got her to Lutheran she had to be resuscitated 10 times because her heart stopped,” Deb said. “They found out her arteries were plugged and a balloon was put in her heart to make the muscles in her arteries strong again.” It took three to four days before they took the balloon out of her arteries. Doctors discovered July 16 that Robin had blood cots in her legs so a screen was put in her blood vessels to prevent the blood clot from getting to her heart. Her body temperature was brought down to 90 degrees so no other organs would be damaged and the oxygen could get to her heart to help it heal more quickly. Robin now is suffering from gall bladder problems. She is still at Lutheran Hospital in the cardiac intensive care unit, and is on a respirator to help her breathe. It is unknown when Robin will return home. She is kept sedated, and when she is allowed to wake up she can move her toes, but cannot talk because of being on the respirator. The only family history of heart problems is her father had heart problems, according to Deb.
