
KENOSHA, Wis. — A Kenosha family is asking the community for help after Cole Tomassetti suffered a catastrophic medical emergency that nearly took his life and required emergency open-heart surgery.
Tomassetti’s wife, Ashley Tomassetti, said her husband was rushed into surgery after suffering an aortic dissection — a dangerous condition involving a tear in the body’s main artery carrying blood away from the heart.

“What happened was sudden, terrifying, and completely unexpected,” Ashley wrote on a GoFundMe created to help the family. “One moment life was normal, and the next he was fighting for his life.”
The fundraiser identifies Ashley Tomassetti as being from Kenosha and was established to help the family with rent, food and monthly bills while Cole recovers. Fundraiser by Ashley Tomassetti…
Family Facing Unexpected Financial Burden
The medical emergency came without warning, leaving the Tomassetti family dealing not only with Cole’s recovery but also the financial consequences that come with a serious medical crisis.
Ashley described the emergency as life-threatening, saying Cole’s aorta was slowly tearing before doctors performed emergency open-heart surgery. Fundraiser by Ashley Tomassetti…
The family has established a $20,000 fundraising goal. At the time the fundraiser information was captured, 18 people had contributed $2,370. Fundraiser by Ashley Tomassetti…
The fundraiser includes a photograph of Cole hospitalized and connected to extensive medical equipment following the emergency.
Kenosha Community Asked To Help
The Tomassetti family is now asking those who are able to donate to help ease the financial pressure while Cole recovers from the major surgery.
Money raised will help the family cover basic necessities including rent, food and monthly expenses while they navigate what Ashley described as a sudden and terrifying medical emergency.
Those wishing to help can donate through the family’s GoFundMe, “Help Cole Tomassetti After Emergency Open Heart Surgery.”

































13 Responses
Hopefully he is doing okay. So young for such a major surgery.
Must be republican
Do politics seriously run rent free in your brain over a fellow American being seriously injured? You really need to get priorities in order! SMH!!
Do politics truly live rent free in your head over a fellow American that is injured and needs help? SMH!!
Ignore it. It’ll go away.
Nope. Definitely a democratic with their hand out
Prayers are being said for this young man. I pray 🙏 he heals quickly. Praying for his wife too. Wow, what a scary thing to go through.
I am praying for them too. Thank heavens doctors caught it in time
Praying for Cole, Ashley and their 3 children. I’m so happy he made it to the hospital in time and through surgery ❤️ what most people don’t know is that about half if not more of the people who develop an aortic tear, don’t even make it to the hospital, are misdiagnosed, or don’t make it through surgery. Your family has some angels watching over you guys.
Republican
Troll on troll, no one is paying attention 🥱
no ones paying attention now because you dont like what theyre saying? Typical republican LOL
I don’t understand these comments about whether the family is Democrat or Republican–he is a human being who needs help. Shame on you people