On Monday, October 4th 2021, Alysha unexpectedly experienced her first seizure. About an hour after that, she experienced a second one which left her bottom half in a paralysis. A pattern started occurring and she was having around 1-2 seizures a day, typically when she would wake up in the morning, or when she would lay down for bed each night. This went on for 2 weeks, and after 3 different hospital visits, 2 follow ups with her doctor, CT scans, ultrasounds, x-rays, MRI’S, an EEG test, and finally a spinal tap, Alysha was admitted to Providence on October 17th.

The spinal tap told us that Alysha tested positive for cytomegalovirus, a sister strain for Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Since October 4th, Alysha has been completely unable to walk or stand, preventing her from doing anything on her own, including going to the bathroom or taking a shower. She is in a wheelchair and has to have someone with her at all times, day and night. She is on seizure medication now, which means her license is revoked, but she can’t drive anyways due to her paralysis. She is also having a hard time thinking/remembering things, her brain is not functioning 100% from the trauma of how many seizures she has had.

This has obviously left her unable to work and we are reaching out for help, as we don’t know how long she is going to be in the hospital for or how long she is going to be unable to move. This will be going to hospital bills, medical equipment she is going to need when discharged, and regular monthly bills that she has.

Alysha is in good spirits and trying hard to maintain a positive attitude while she is alone in the hospital. She really appreciates all the prayers, love, and words of encouragement she has received. Thank you to everyone who has reached out and thank you for taking the time to read this. She’s got a long road ahead of her but she’s a warrior!