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On July 7th, 2014, my dad experienced numbness and partial paralysis to his left side, he was rushed to the hospital by his boss. In the months to come Dad was put through many tests, and finally a CT scan helped to diagnose a rare disease called Chiari Malformation.
December 9th my dad was booked for surgery on what the surgeons thought was going to be a simple decompression of the cyst that was pressing on his brain. It turned out to be much more invasive than anticipated. Once Dad’s skull was opened up, the surgeon’s found the cyst was much larger than expected. The cyst actually “exploded” during surgery. The surgeons also found cervical spinal stenosis and had to carve out enough room for Dad’s spinal cord. The weeks following the surgery were a nightmare, landing Dad in the hospital twice, via ambulance, with no real explanation for the horrific pain he was experiencing. Through these visits the doctors found a small cyst on the front of his brain, which at this time is being ignored. My family pulled all nighters beside my dad in the hospital, praying for recovery, trying to sleep on chairs, eating crappy hospital food, it just was not good.
Before surgery, the surgeons anticipated that time of recovery would be three months. At the three month check up, the MRI showed that the left side of Dad’s brain was compressed for so long that it will never go back to normal. The Doctor’s then determined that recovery would be more like six months.
My dad is in worse shape than before the surgery, as the patch put on his skull is leaking CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) and the cyst that was drained is filling back up. At this point the surgeons are no longer acknowledging any of Dad’s symptoms and just say everything is "fine".
Currently, my dad can’t do much, before last year he was a hard working, funny guy, always joking, and loved to be outside. Now he’s very weak and when he bends down or walks or does anything much, even laughing or talking you can literally see the bulge of CSF on the back of his head. When it gets enlarged he ends up vomiting and is in very bad shape for the next few days, just sleeps, has no energy and is in a lot of pain.
Dad hasn’t been able to work since July, 2014. My mom hasn't been able to work for a few years due to degenerative disc disease, and so my dad has been the sole source of income. Mortgage insurance was declined, EI has run out, and so have any savings.
Mom and dad have been married for twenty-two years and I have never seen anyone so much in love with each other, they are each other’s pride and joy.
I am hoping to obtain donations on behalf of my dad. The moneys raised will be going towards bills and to seek expert opinions to find a solution to my Dad’s health problems. The United States has Chiari Malformation clinics, and we’re hoping that they can help.
We are grateful for any and all donations, and your thoughts and prayers. Please help me get my fun and spontaneous dad back, he is truly one amazing man. Thanks for reading my story.
“Daddy’s girl”
December 9th my dad was booked for surgery on what the surgeons thought was going to be a simple decompression of the cyst that was pressing on his brain. It turned out to be much more invasive than anticipated. Once Dad’s skull was opened up, the surgeon’s found the cyst was much larger than expected. The cyst actually “exploded” during surgery. The surgeons also found cervical spinal stenosis and had to carve out enough room for Dad’s spinal cord. The weeks following the surgery were a nightmare, landing Dad in the hospital twice, via ambulance, with no real explanation for the horrific pain he was experiencing. Through these visits the doctors found a small cyst on the front of his brain, which at this time is being ignored. My family pulled all nighters beside my dad in the hospital, praying for recovery, trying to sleep on chairs, eating crappy hospital food, it just was not good.
Before surgery, the surgeons anticipated that time of recovery would be three months. At the three month check up, the MRI showed that the left side of Dad’s brain was compressed for so long that it will never go back to normal. The Doctor’s then determined that recovery would be more like six months.
My dad is in worse shape than before the surgery, as the patch put on his skull is leaking CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) and the cyst that was drained is filling back up. At this point the surgeons are no longer acknowledging any of Dad’s symptoms and just say everything is "fine".
Currently, my dad can’t do much, before last year he was a hard working, funny guy, always joking, and loved to be outside. Now he’s very weak and when he bends down or walks or does anything much, even laughing or talking you can literally see the bulge of CSF on the back of his head. When it gets enlarged he ends up vomiting and is in very bad shape for the next few days, just sleeps, has no energy and is in a lot of pain.
Dad hasn’t been able to work since July, 2014. My mom hasn't been able to work for a few years due to degenerative disc disease, and so my dad has been the sole source of income. Mortgage insurance was declined, EI has run out, and so have any savings.
Mom and dad have been married for twenty-two years and I have never seen anyone so much in love with each other, they are each other’s pride and joy.
I am hoping to obtain donations on behalf of my dad. The moneys raised will be going towards bills and to seek expert opinions to find a solution to my Dad’s health problems. The United States has Chiari Malformation clinics, and we’re hoping that they can help.
We are grateful for any and all donations, and your thoughts and prayers. Please help me get my fun and spontaneous dad back, he is truly one amazing man. Thanks for reading my story.
“Daddy’s girl”
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Tailor R Fehr
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Hepburn, SK