A 1% chance brought her back.
Now she's fighting again.
Enter to win a fully-guided New Mexico bull elk hunt with Bust Em Up Outfitters. Every dollar funds the stem cell treatment that could save Kathyrn's life.
Meet Kathyrn.
In November 2021, our sister Kathyrn Hernandez was placed into a medically induced coma. She would stay there for nearly four months.
She was intubated. She had a tracheotomy. Her kidneys failed and she went on dialysis. She went into cardiac arrest. Twice.
"Doctors gave her a 1% chance. On her ICU floor, she was the only one who made it home."
The doctors told us she'd never walk again. Never talk again. Would need lifelong care. She left the hospital bedridden, on oxygen 24 hours a day, with permanently scarred lungs and a paralyzed vocal cord.
Then she went to work.
Step by step, with her mom, her sister Melissa, and a faith that wouldn't quit, Kathyrn taught herself to move again. To speak again. To breathe on her own.
Today, she breathes without oxygen during the day. She talks. She walks. She holds her new granddaughter — the one the doctors said she'd never meet.
What she survived.
- Four months in a medically induced coma
- Tracheotomy and ventilator
- Kidney failure and dialysis
- Cardiac arrest — twice
- Permanently scarred lungs
- Paralyzed vocal cord
- A 1% chance of survival
She was the only one on her ICU floor who came home.
Sons. A mother. A granddaughter.
Aaron and Aiden. Her mom. The granddaughter the doctors said she'd never meet.
Stem cell treatment.
One more chance.
The battle isn't over. In 2026, Kathyrn was diagnosed with Myositis — a rare, aggressive autoimmune disease that attacks her muscles. There's no cure. It only gets worse.
But there's hope. Stem cell treatment may slow it down. It may even reverse it. It could give her years she wouldn't otherwise have. Years with her sons. Years with her granddaughter. Years she's already fought like hell to earn.
That's what this giveaway is for.
One winner. One hunt of a lifetime.
Drawing will be held once the $100,000 goal is reached. Every dollar goes directly to Kathyrn's stem cell treatment fund.
Don't wait.
Every entry brings Kathyrn closer to the treatment that could change everything.
Official Rules & Legal +
EligibilityOpen to U.S. legal residents 18+ where permitted by law. Void where prohibited.
How to Enter — OnlineVisit bustemupoutfitters.com/kathyrn and complete a donation in the amount of $100 for one (1) entry, or $400 for six (6) entries.
How to Enter — Free AlternateNo purchase necessary. To enter without a donation, mail a 3"x5" card with your full name, address, email, and phone number to:
Bust Em Up Outfitters — Kathyrn Fund Entry
106 Cindy Ct.
Willard, NM 87063
Limit one free mail-in entry per envelope per person. Mail-in entries must be received seven (7) days before the drawing date.
DrawingOne winner will be selected at random once the $100,000 fundraising goal is reached, and contacted via email and phone within 48 hours.
PrizeOne (1) fully-guided New Mexico bull elk hunt with Bust Em Up Outfitters (5 days, dates mutually agreed between Oct 1 – Dec 31 of either 2026 or 2027). Includes guide services, lodging, meals, field dressing, and meat processing. Travel to and from New Mexico, hunting license, tag fees, gratuity, and personal expenses are the winner's responsibility. Prize is non-transferable and has no cash value.
No Purchase NecessaryA purchase will not improve chances of winning.
SponsorBust Em Up Outfitters, Willard, New Mexico.