Jam for Jodi

12/17/2024

12/12/2024

I know this doesn’t have to do with organ donation but it could save your life!!!

When you are alone and have a heart attack. What are you gonna do then?
A rarely good post that can't be shared often enough:
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Take a 2 minute break and read this:
Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.
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You are really tired and frustrated.
All of a sudden you have chest pains. They are starting to radiate in the arm and jaw. It feels like you’re being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or your home.
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Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it.
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Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.
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How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness.
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But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.
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Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. Here's how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment.
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Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.
9. FOR WOMEN: You should know that women have additional and different symptoms. Rarely have crushing chest pain or pain in the arms. Often have indigestion and tightness across the back at the bra line, plus sudden fatigue.
Instead of posting jokes, you're helping save lives by spreading this message.
❤️ COPY (hold your finger down , click on the text and select copy, go to your own page and where you normally want to write, hold finger down again and paste).

11/15/2024

Finally made it home! Have 2 weeks of IV antibiotics at home and HOPEFULLY this will be the last infection I get!! Having a new kidney is a real challenge at the beginning!! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND POSITIVE ENERGY!! Love you all!! 💜💜💜💜💜

11/14/2024

Back at Uva Hospital Charlottesville Va on 11/11…. 😢 cannot seem to get rid of this infection and my wbc count is still really low and now another E. coli infection. Please send me some positive energy!! 💜💙💜💙❤️‍🩹

10/13/2024

What a beautiful weekend here at

Thank you to everyone who has bid on the many items in this incredible silent auction produced by

If you haven’t stopped by yet, we’re next to the Dome adjacent to the Ramble Barn 🙌

So much gratitude to and for all they do 💜

10/09/2024

We're looking forward to a beautiful weekend at Camp Ramblewood for The Ramble Festival! In addition to our table setup, we are thrilled to be the beneficiary of the Party For A Purpose Presents Ramble Raffle. 🎟

Even if you're not planning to attend you can still contribute! Please consider making a donation to the raffle.

Thanks for all the support as we continue to help Jodi on her ongoing journey! 💜

Do you own a small business or collect cool stuff? ✨👀

We're looking for donations for this year's Party For A Purpose Presents Ramble Festival Raffle, benefiting our friends at Jam for Jodi🎉 If you have a neat donation idea, fill out the form at the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RuD2Ndnes1vWGOoeDmCx8chy5T7r6pheOmctTbM4obs/viewform?edit_requested=true

Jam for Jodi is a Non-Profit Organization on a mission to spread awareness about organ donation and support Jodi in her ongoing journey with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). We sincerely appreciate your support. 🫶

09/30/2024

We had a beautiful time on Saturday at sharing a table with and spreading the word about 🙌

Next up we’ll be at Oct 11-13 in Harford county. will be doing a raffle on site with a variety of amazing vendor materials/services as part of the package - all proceeds will be benefiting our cause.😊

If you or anyone you know is interested in donating goods/services to sweeten the pot, please scan the QR code in this graphic and fill out the form. This could be a $50 gift package from a local shop, a vintage concert poster, gift cards, Etc…

Grateful for the continued support in Jodi’s ongoing journey 🙏

09/14/2024

Just wanted to update everyone. Unfortunately I have been in the hospital since Tuesday. Turns out I got an E. coli infection. It is very common with kidney transplant patients. But still scary and sad. I am feeling better and will be going home hopefully tomorrow but will go home with a PIC line and 2 weeks of IV antibiotics and hopefully I will be all better. Getting a Kidney transplant was an amazing gift but there is so much involved and now another large bill to have to pay.

09/01/2024

I want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes and all the love. And I want to thank everyone that came out to The 8x10 last night to support Jam for Jodi. It means so much to me to know that my friends care about my journey. Thank you to Abigail and Brian for everything they do all the time but especially last night! You two are my rocks. 💜 thank you to Jeremy and Terry for all their hard work and love in promoting the show. And to the music… Old Head, 3 Fifths and Parker Zelter McCown YOU ALL WERE SO AMAZING !! It was a bummer I wasn’t able to be there but it was wonderful to be able to see and hear you all (again thank you Brian)!! It was a wonderful birthday and that was in part to you all!! Next year we will be dancing and celebrating together!! Love to you all!!! 💜💃🏻🎶🪩🌻

08/29/2024

We can't wait to celebrate Jodi's birthday and her NEW KIDNEY this Saturday at The 8x10. It's going to be a great night filled with music featuring great friends Parker, 3 Fifths, and Old Head. See you there Baltimore! 🎉🎩💜

08/24/2024

BIG NEWS!! On July 26th i received a call from UVA transplant center to say I was a match!!! At 4am on July 27th they wheeled me in to the OR for surgery! It was a success and my new kidney immediately started working!! Still a long journey through recovery but I am so grateful to have been given this second chance at life. 💜💃🏻🪩🎶🌻