Due to a genetic heart defect, that 27 year old Blake Ingram inherited from his grandfather on his mother's side, he had to undergo a heart transplant on August 13, 2000. Though Blake had held the same job for over two years he had no medical insurance. Therefore the hospital that he was in refused to give him the transplant without $80,000 up front. With the help of the local media and community support, Blake was able to receive his transplant via a check that the hospital knew they couldn't cash, with the understanding that his we would raise the money to pay for the transplant as fast as we could.
A heart transplant fund has been set up in Blake's Name at:
Citizen's Security Bank
P.O. Box 130
Bixby Oklahoma
We are setting up various fundraisers in Tucson, AZ and Tulsa Oklahoma Over the next few Months that we would appreciate you support for.