Celebration of Life for Wendy Kichler

I'm writing this letter on behalf of a friend who is in need of help Wendy Kichler is 47 year old single woman born and raised in St. Paul, MN she is the proud mother of one (a daughter) and the proud grandmother of one grandson. Wendy is and has always been a single a mother. Wendy has always worked very hard to provide for her family. Raising a child is hard, we can only imagine the challenges she faced being a single parent .Wendy has done it gracefully .The love Wendy has for her family, her friends and her community is truly unbelievable, she would do anything she could for anyone including taking the shirt off her own back.. On 4/14/2014 Wendy suffered a aortic dissection while at work, this was very sudden she was unaware of having any issues with her heart. Wendy was brought by ambulance to United Hospital in St. Paul she spent the first 8 hours of her 3 day stay there in surgery fighting for her life. The doctors were finally able to stop the bleeding. They worked very hard to stabilize her so she could be transferred to another hospital because the severity of her condition. It is truly a miracle Wendy has made it through all this. Wendy has been in the hospital intensive care unit at Abbott Northwestern hospital since April 17th 2014. It has been a long fight for Wendy, the doctors, and her family and friends. Wendy has gone through kidney failure and ARDS which is acute lung distress, numerous cardiac arrests .The Doctors and the medical team continue to try to keep her stabilized. Another surgery was performed on Tuesday 4/29/2014 to insert a permanent device (LVAD) that controls the left side of her heart. This was due to the heart not being able to function on its own, because the severe damage the aortic dissection caused. After the surgery, Wendy will face months of rehabilitation in the hospital and then at home. Wendy will need 24 hour care after returning home for quite some time.www.caringbridge.com/visit/wendykichler