
Brian Crow
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On Labor Day, Sept 5, 2022 Brian and I had a wonderful day enjoying the Holiday and swimming and grilling in the backyard. About an hour after coming in Brian complained of an excruciating headache and went to lie down. All of a sudden our Bernese Mountain Dog "Bondi", went ballistic at the bedroom door. I ran in to find Brian having a seizure in the bathroom floor. I grabbed his cell phone as fast as possible and called 911. I ran across the street to get help from neighbors and for them to flag the ambulance to our home so we could get him immediate help. He was turning very pale, the ambulance arrived and told me he was having a Brain Aneurysm and it was crucial to get him to the hospital ASAP. Upon arrival at the hospital, it was touch and go. They decided he needed immediate brain surgery to repair the aneurysm. The surgery went wonderful and now we just needed to wait and see how he started to heal. They attached a drain outside of his brain to remove the extra spinal fluid and help him heal. After 14 days in ICU his brain was still excreting too much spinal fluid with the hemorrhaging so they placed a "SHUNT" a permanent drain inside his body that goes from his brain and empties into his stomach. We were happy with this decision as it put us one step closer to getting out of ICU into a next level room and then on to live in physical rehab therapy. Well... 2 days after the surgery and moving out of ICU he caught COVID. This meant isolation and no visitors. How could this even be happening??? We were almost there 2 days from leaving and rehab. Then the next round of news arrives... Brian now has Blood Clots in both legs from his ankles up to his groin in both legs with massive swelling and they need to do another procedure to put in an IVC filter. This can stop the blood clots from going into the lungs. They also surgically removed 4 large clots from his legs. As now we are thinking ok, let's just get thru all this ...we have now found out his lungs are full of blood clots and there are more that have grown larger in his legs. Do to Covid and laying in ICU 21 days, blood clots will occur. The news I am receiving this morning is getting dire with more blood tests and numbers coming back critical low, he is stable but very critical. He's not eating, he can't walk, and his legs are so swollen from the blood clots and will remain that way regardless of the outcome I am told. I AM SCARED, I NEED YOUR PRAYERS, POSITIVE VIBES AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN! I felt like I kept this in private long enough for Brian (BC) as most of you call him. He is struggling, it is excrutiating to watch. If you know Brian he is the life of the party, I am hoping by sharing this with all of our friends, colleages and family we can all rally together and the power of prayer will work, because that is where we are right now. Also, after 21 days in the Hospital, and 3 brain surgeries, the extent of our medical bills are ASTRONOMICAL. I have also started this gofund me to help relieve some of this stress off of Brian (if i ever get to bring him back home) and focus on his recovery instead of worrying about bills. It is going to be a very very long recovery if we can just get past this current situation that has become extremly critical as of this morning. So if you could please join me and pray for my husband, I AM NOT READY TO SAY GOODBYE. 20 years together is not enough. I will update this site daily. I will not be able to answer calls/messages etc so please understand. As I am now allowed back in to be by his side and I am not leaving ! Hug your spouses extra tight tonight and please pray . Thank you all so very much, Rebecca Crow
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Rebecca Crow
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Cypress, TX