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Calling all friends/family/loved ones of our favorite crazy cat lady, Anne Ryan-Fricke!! Unfortunately, a serious medical emergency has affected Anne, and she and her husband Brett need our help.
Anne started to experience pain and spasms in her shoulder/spine area a couple of months ago. She sought treatment from multiple providers but there was no relief. Anne continued to have increased pain, and started to experience neurological symptoms within the last couple of weeks. Thankfully, Anne found a Neurologist who did an MRI scan on June 23, 2020. By the time of the MRI, Anne was experiencing numbness, electrical shocking sensations, weakness and an unsteady gait. Unfortunately, while waiting for the MRI results, Anne continued to decline even further, and experienced several falls.
On Monday, June 29, 2020, Anne was unable to walk or move her legs. During a telehealth visit with her Neurologist, Anne was informed she had a mass on her spine and needed to go to the Emergency Room immediately. Anne was transported via ambulance to the University of MN Fairview Hospital. Within 4 hours, Anne was in the operating room. After an approximately 6 hour surgery, the Neurosurgeon felt he was able to remove the mass that was impinging on her thoracic spine as well as her spinal cord/nerves. He also felt it was contained to that area, but further treatment decisions may be needed based on biopsy results.
Today, June 30, 2020, Anne is currently in the ICU. She is responding to touch, and is regaining some movement. However, her recovery will be long term and arduous. She is expected to remain in the ICU for several days, then to a non ICU floor for several more days, and then to a rehabilitation facility for several weeks to a month. All of this care will be extremely expensive.
If you know Anne, you know of her extreme passion for pets. She owns her own pet sitting business, but due to Covid, client visits had decreased. Anne was substituting her income with other means (Instacart, etc), but the pain and neurological symptoms made it impossible to work. The funds will be used to help pay off any debt incurred as well as to adapt Anne's living situation as needed. Hopefully she will be able to regain full mobility, but it is going to take some time.
We all love Anne for her quirky, sparkly and fun personality. Many of her friends have been in her life for 20 plus years and consider her family. Its time for her family to rally around her. Any amount is helpful, and if you do not have the means (it is Covid time, after all), positive thoughts her way are of course appreciated! Sharing of this campaign is also encouraged! Of note, I will add Brett and Anne as direct beneficiaries, so they can use the funds as the bills start rolling in. Thank you all for considering.
Anne started to experience pain and spasms in her shoulder/spine area a couple of months ago. She sought treatment from multiple providers but there was no relief. Anne continued to have increased pain, and started to experience neurological symptoms within the last couple of weeks. Thankfully, Anne found a Neurologist who did an MRI scan on June 23, 2020. By the time of the MRI, Anne was experiencing numbness, electrical shocking sensations, weakness and an unsteady gait. Unfortunately, while waiting for the MRI results, Anne continued to decline even further, and experienced several falls.
On Monday, June 29, 2020, Anne was unable to walk or move her legs. During a telehealth visit with her Neurologist, Anne was informed she had a mass on her spine and needed to go to the Emergency Room immediately. Anne was transported via ambulance to the University of MN Fairview Hospital. Within 4 hours, Anne was in the operating room. After an approximately 6 hour surgery, the Neurosurgeon felt he was able to remove the mass that was impinging on her thoracic spine as well as her spinal cord/nerves. He also felt it was contained to that area, but further treatment decisions may be needed based on biopsy results.
Today, June 30, 2020, Anne is currently in the ICU. She is responding to touch, and is regaining some movement. However, her recovery will be long term and arduous. She is expected to remain in the ICU for several days, then to a non ICU floor for several more days, and then to a rehabilitation facility for several weeks to a month. All of this care will be extremely expensive.
If you know Anne, you know of her extreme passion for pets. She owns her own pet sitting business, but due to Covid, client visits had decreased. Anne was substituting her income with other means (Instacart, etc), but the pain and neurological symptoms made it impossible to work. The funds will be used to help pay off any debt incurred as well as to adapt Anne's living situation as needed. Hopefully she will be able to regain full mobility, but it is going to take some time.
We all love Anne for her quirky, sparkly and fun personality. Many of her friends have been in her life for 20 plus years and consider her family. Its time for her family to rally around her. Any amount is helpful, and if you do not have the means (it is Covid time, after all), positive thoughts her way are of course appreciated! Sharing of this campaign is also encouraged! Of note, I will add Brett and Anne as direct beneficiaries, so they can use the funds as the bills start rolling in. Thank you all for considering.
Organizer and beneficiary
Heather Hollander
Organizer
Minneapolis, MN
Brett Fricke
Beneficiary