Relief for Cpt. Jamie Myers and family while serious heart issues prevent his work during unpaid leave
Relief for Cpt. Jamie Myer and family
A 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible Campaign
Michigan’s Jamie Myers is a Captain with Hudson FD, a paid-on-call department where he has served since 2003. During his time with the department, Jamie has served as a Firefighter, Lieutenant, and Captain, working alongside his brother and cousin as they continue a family tradition that began with their grandfather. In early 2026, Jamie began experiencing shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and minor chest pain, symptoms he knew were different from the heart murmur he had lived with for years. After several appointments and tests throughout April and May, his doctors determined that his condition was more serious than his existing heart murmur and referred him to a specialist.
In June 2026, while simultaneously undergoing testing and working to attain his NFPA 1041 Fire Instructor I certification, Jamie learned that he had an aortic aneurysm and a leaking aortic valve, requiring open-heart surgery and preventing him from performing his regular firefighting duties. After spending much of June and the first two weeks of July attending appointments and undergoing additional testing, Jamie was advised to stop participating in fire department activities and was placed on medical leave from the Hudson Fire Department on July 17. On July 29, he received a surgical date of August 31, with a minimum recovery period of eight weeks if everything goes as planned, and he has also been on medical leave from his full-time job since July 17. Jamie is the primary source of income for his family, which includes his two young boys and his fiancée, who has also had to leave her job while serving as the primary caregiver for her father during his battle with Stage 4 cancer. Unfortunately, Jamie's employer does not offer short-term disability insurance, and by the time he learned he would need it, he was no longer eligible to purchase supplemental coverage because of his diagnosis, leaving his family facing the loss of at least three and a half months of income during his surgery and recovery. Let’s lighten the load for Cpt. Meyers and family while they face this head on.
