
Help Amy Wynn Rebuild Her Life after Stroke
Amy Wynn, mom of two and certified boss, suffered a massive ischemic stroke in the early hours of August 31st, 2020. After being rushed to the ER and stabilized, the clot was removed from her brain and she was initially unresponsive.
Amy was in Baylor Hospital for 4 weeks after her stroke, and at that point was non-verbal, non ambulatory, and in constant pain from neuropathy and a subluxation (dislocation) of her right shoulder due to muscle paralysis.
She then spent four weeks in Parkland Hospital for inpatient rehab, and was finally beginning to speak and regain limited feeling and movement in her right leg and hand.
Since leaving Parkland, she's been living with her brother and his family in Lincoln, Nebraska and absolutely CRUSHING all odds and expectations- pushing through physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy daily for the last 3 months and making huge gains.
The medical team at Parkland warned us not to have "too high" expectations, as typically someone with a stroke of this severity will not begin the transition back to any semblance of normalcy for at least 12-18months. Amy didn't listen.
Over the last 90 days, she has exceeded every expectation. When she first arrived in Nebraska, she needed assistance to get from her wheelchair to bed, recliner, shower, or bathroom and struggled to move the chair under her own power. She was communicative, but the bulk of her vocabulary were "yes" and "no". Since then, she worked on doing all of her transfers SOLO- no assistance. Shortly thereafter, swapped out the wheelchair for a walker, and has since ditched the walker for a cane. She's now walking on her own and even making the occasional trip up and down the stairs! Her speech has continued to improve, and despite the "accent" she is able to have somewhat normal conversation again.
Due to layoff during early Covid lockdown, Amy been through all of this with NO INSURANCE.
Her initial GoFundMe has seen her halfway through her therapy and transition back to her normal life, but with 2-3 therapy sessions per day, funds have dried up much faster than expected. Amy needs another 2-3 months of physical and occupational therapy to be able to live independently again and be able to care for her son, who has Cystic Fibrosis. We are pursuing some new, cutting edge therapy tools like the SaeboGLove, TDCS, and the Neurofenix "Neuroball" to regain use of her right hand and I'm trying to supplement therapy at home, but at this point things are stretching thin and resources are limited.
I'm asking for anyone who can afford to donate, to please help however you can with the continued cost of therapy and eventual transition back to a ground-floor apartment in Texas to be reunited with her kids. She has thus far been denied disability benefits and has over $200k in hospital bills, so despite all of her hard work we've still got a long road to getting her life back.