On June 26th, our sister, Jennifer, woke up to her HEALTHY 46 YEAR OLD husband, Bobby, on the floor next to their bed. He could not stand, speak, or move his right side. He was rushed to a local hospital where Jen was told he suffered a MASSIVE STROKE. It was determined that Bob needed to be taken via helicopter to Indiana University Methodist , three hours from their home, to increase his chance of survival.

Bobby spent weeks fighting for his life. He was on life support, a feeding tube, and multiple medications to keep him alive. He underwent emergency surgery removing nearly half of his skull to reduce the pressure on his brain. CT and MRI determined that Bob was born with an AVM (arteriovenous malformation), which is the reason the vessels ruptured, causing the massive hemorrhagic stroke.

Every surgeon, physician, and nurse told Jennifer, IF he makes it, Bob and their family will have a VERY LONG, HARD ROAD ahead of them.

Bobby spent 39 days in the hospital, most of which were in the Neuro ICU unit. We are so grateful that he survived this first hurdle.

He was transferred via ambulance to an acute inpatient rehabilitation center and is currently there undergoing several hours a day of intense therapy. Bobby will be in an acute rehab facility for a couple more weeks. He will then return home and need continued nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medications, etc.

Bobby is a family man with 2 young boys. His weekends are spent with the family fishing, gardening, and enjoying the outdoors. He owns a small Heating and Air business. He does all of the work himself therefore the business is no longer up and running. Prior to this tragic incident, he was the primary financial provider for their family.

A stroke is something that's not usually associated with healthy people in their 40s. It is scary to think this could happen to any of us...instantly changing our lives and the lives of our loved ones forever.

We hope with everything we have in our hearts that with occupational, speech, and physical therapy, Bob will recover his ability to speak and write and regain the use of his right arm and leg.

Over the next days, weeks, months, and years, there will be the financial burden of a second brain surgery, hospital stays, countless doctor appointments and therapy visits, not to mention the astronomical bills already coming in from being hospitalized for over 5 weeks, brain surgery, medivac via helicopter, inpatient acute rehab, etc.

The Butler family has always been generous, whether it be sponsoring little league teams or supporting the area schools. They donate to multiple charities and give to those in need. It will be difficult for them to be on the receiving end of things.

Bobby, Jen, and the boys have had their world turned upside down and are going to experience even more challenges moving forward so we humbly ask for any assistance you can provide, in the form of a monetary donation and/or by sharing this link with others.

With gratitude,

Amy Dusenberry

Jill Rush