Bree Allard's Bills & Medical Expenses

Two days after her 27th birthday, on October 19, Brianna had another episode of CVS (Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome). As a result she suffered from severe dehydration and went to the ER at 1:00 am. At 11:13 am that morning, her mom received a call telling her that Bree was in cardiac arrest and that they were doing everything they could to resuscitate her. Ultimately, it took them 30 to 35 minutes to bring Bree back. During that 30-35 minutes, Bree's brain lost a lot of oxygen. She ended up being admitted to the ICU at St. V’s’s where she remained on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma.

On October 29th, she went into cardiac arrest again but was quickly stabilized. She was then flown to the cardiac-devoted ICU at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston later that afternoon. Doctors were saying that the 1st cardiac arrest was most likely due to a deficiency of electrolytes due to all the vomiting.

On October 31st, the results of an MRI showed that Bree’s brain, as a whole, sustained severe damage due to the loss of oxygen to her brain during the first cardiac arrest. The part of the brain that controls speaking, recognition & Communicating sustained serious damage and they’re not very confident concerning the future outcome. The part that controls respiratory and organs sustained the least damage. The part of her brain that affects physical functions took a hard-hit and that outlook is bleak. The following day doctor's also stated that her coma was no longer medically induced.

On November 3rd, after 14 long days, Bree finally opened her eyes. However, because of the sedation she was on and not knowing the exact extent of the brain damage, she just stares into space which they’ve said could take months. The doctors did say that Bree’s brain is still technically asleep meaning she does remain in a coma but that her eyes opening is related to her brain stem activity.

On November 4th, Neuro PT came to see Bree and they gave us a slight glimmer of hope about her future cognitive and physical abilities but they were clear that it would be a long, long road.

On November 5th, they did a tracheotomy and a g-tube because they aren’t sure if she can swallow and to prevent choking. She did great during the procedure and is doing well. She had been breathing on her own for 3 days at this point as well!!!

Ultimately, her care team is hoping that she will be accepted to Spaulding in Cambridge where they specialize in “disorders of consciousness,” which will be the primary focus moving forward. When Bree leaves Brigham and Woman's she will go to a long-term facility. Beyond that, we wait.

This is expected to be a very, very long road of recovery for Bree and anything raised will be used to offset the extensive medical expenses that are expected to come as well as any outstanding bills Bree has been paying. Anything you may be able to contribute is greatly appreciated and will go directly to her family to support Bree’s recovery.