My name is Jane Silvia and my Sister Mary Ellen is in crucial need of help and financial assistance. After a series of medical hardships and a traumatic experience with surgeon malpractice, Mary Ellen is now recovering from acute blood poisoning that has reached parts of her spine. After weeks of hospitalization, She is currently in a physical rehabilitation center trying to regain her simple abilities to stand up, balance, and walk.
Mary Ellen has lived on a sailboat with her husband John McGee for the past 20 years. They have always sailed and worked around the water and have made numerous ocean crossings during their lifetime. Mary Ellen has survived the sinking of their previous boat off the coast of Columbia with a rescue at sea after 5 days in a life raft, the untimely death of her only son, the Ojai fire a few years ago, and then an almost fatal surgery mistake. And now this. They are both elderly and facing deep financial hardship and have no choice but to sell their boat to find a new living situation that is handicap accessible.
I am raising money to be able to afford a small, handicap accessible temporary living situation for a few months for Mary Ellen when she is released from physical rehab. We will also need to hire help from an experienced caretaker. She has a long slow road to recovery and we need time and money to make this transition possible. We need time to get the boat in selling condition and find a more permanent affordable home for Mary Ellen and John.
All money raised will be going directly to Mary Ellen and supporting her in this extremely difficult recovery and emotional transition. I have never done any sort of online fundraiser like this before. I have been searching for options for public assistance from the medical system but have not found support. I have been and am currently already caring for other members of my family struggling with dementia and I am running out of energy and time and money. She is my only sister and my family and I will be doing whatever we can to get her through this but It is coming at a difficult time for all of us. Thank you for considering supporting us, any size donation is so deeply appreciated.