Cheri Ventrucci Blaha's Stroke Recovery Fund

As many of you know Alex Blaha's wife, Cheri Ventrucci, a recent second time mother, gave birth to her beautiful daughter on March 4th, 2019 and just nine short days later (in the late afternoon of March 13, 2019), she suffered a left-sided hemorrhagic stroke while at home. Alex Blaha, Cheri’s husband, noticed the signs and symptoms of a stroke and called 911. Cheri was taken via ambulance to a local hospital. There, a CT scan was performed and it revealed the brain hemorrhage. ER doctors told Alex to call Cheri’s parents as they were not sure Cheri would survive the transport, via ambulance, to a second hospital where a team of neurosurgeons was on standby. Upon Alex, Cheri's parents, her sister, and her godparents’ arrival, the surgeons met and informed them that they could not make any promises, but the surgery that they were to perform would purely be to save Cheri’s life and the rest would be up to Cheri. That night, Cheri underwent a craniectomy. In the early morning hours following her surgery, the prognosis was set pretty low. Alex was told any recovery would be measured in weeks and months, not by days. When she arrived on the ICU unit, doctors informed Alex that Cheri came to the hospital as bad as she possibly could have. Currently, Cheri's abilities and prognosis are very much unknown. It can take months, and in some cases, years, to recover from a hemorrhagic stroke.

Cheri is a fighter and is fighting every single day to get better. However, Cheri, Alex, and their families are just in the beginning days of this journey. It will be a long, winding road ahead, but they will always have their eyes up and never down, always looking for the light at the end of the tunnel.

Please consider donating to this GoFundMe account. The funds donated will go towards Cheri’s current and future medical expenses. Thank you for your support, love, and continued prayers during their time of need!