Donate to Madison's Road to Recovery

Our daughter Madison had listed her home, took a new job to start Monday Dec 30 at Baystate Medical in the CCU to begin a new chapter in life working towards her goal of becoming a CRNA( Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) . And today, on Christmas Eve morning, all of that changed.

Our baby had a grand mal seizure this morning and Jake called 911 and she was taken by ambulance to BMC, where it was discovered that she has a vey large brain tumor. We cannot even speak through our heartbreak at this discovery.

Madison's last day in the BMC operating room was last Thursday. Her insurance runs out on Tuesday, Dec 31, and she will not be able to start her new career as planned. She is effectively unemployed until she completes her surgery, recovery and postoperative care and is cleared to care for patients again. She is unable to operate a motor vehicle for at least six months.

She will be heading to Brigham and Women's Hospital on Monday Dec 30 to begin her surgical journey and road to recovery, instead of starting in the CCU . During this time, she will not be earning a paycheck, and even with Jake working full time they will fall substantially short of their monthly expenses each month until she can resume her nursing career, which we are assuming will also be near six months.

Madison is the granddaughter of Cheryl and Fran Witherell, Tammy and Tom Lussier, and Terrie Tarsa and the late Dick Tarsa, and sister to Avery Witherell.

So many of you wonderful humans have reached out and asked us how can we help Madi and Jake?

This. This is how you can help. Please consider donating to help them survive their basic human needs to get them through this physical, emotional and financial hardship. Our goal is the total to cover her living expenses only at this time= 6 months of mortgage/home bills. This amount doesnt include copays, deductibles, new out of pocket insurance, food, and gas. Every little bit helps.

We truly appreciate you all. This is the greatest community on Earth. Thank you for loving our daughter. She is certainly a special girl and our Sunshine. Please keep her in your prayers.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

✌️ Dave and Vicki