A Miracle for Mary

On Wednesday July 15th, Mary went to the emergency room with the worst headache of her life. She was given a CT scan, and it showed that she had a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (brain bleed). She was flown to Capital Health hospital in Trenton and underwent and a procedure to take care of the bleed. During the procedure a very small aneurysm was found, and when trying to coil the aneurysm, it ruptured, so doctors had to clamp the blood vessel which forced her to have a stroke. After the procedure Mary was unable to speak and had very little movement with her body. For 17 days Mary stayed in the ICU where she was monitored 24 hours a day fighting for her life. She made small improvements each day, regained the function in the left side of her body rather quickly, regained her speech, but is still working on getting the function back in her right side. She was transferred to a rehabilitation center on August 1st that works with stroke victims. Doctors are optimistic about Mary’s recovery because she is young, healthy, and has a lot to live for. Unfortunately this recovery process is going to take some time. Luckily, Mary is supported so much by her family, her husband Jake, and her two little girls Julia and their 3 month old Madison.  It will be months or years before Mary can get back to her nursing position at Centra State Hospital which she worked so hard for. Jake has decided to take a family leave from his teaching position until November so he can put all his attention and focus on Mary and the kids. He is also unsure if he will be able to work his secondary jobs as a football coach and waiter. I have known this family for years and this is just something that will help take some added pressure off of them. We are asking if anyone can please make a donation to help them out at a difficult time.