Help Dad on his healing journey
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It's been a long and difficult stretch for the MacMahon family.
At the beginning of the year my father (Scott) had an emergency stint in the hospital, which lasted around a week and left him with a diagnosis of cancer.
The wheels for treatment have been set in motion, but as soon as surgeries and treatments began to find themselves on the calendar he took a terrible and scary turn. He was admitted to the hospital for high blood pressure, but wound up in the Intensive Care Unit at Advent Health Hospital Fish Memorial. His blood pressure, previous health history, a wicked cold, and a serious case of the hiccups (yes, hiccups) morphed into pneumonia and a series of seizures. He was immediately admitted to the ICU, hooked up to a respirator and every other machine, tube, and wire you could imagine. The next week would be an incredibly trying and scary time for our family. Luckily, Dad is a FIGHTER, and he clawed his way through the dark and back to us. His breathing assistance has been removed, but he is still in the hospital and has a very long road ahead.
The situation they find themselves in is stressful and scary, but if you know my family, you know that they are smiling and laughing and loving their way through it all.
The events leading to this time have not been helpful or easy.
In 2012 our family home burned down, and due to the unfortunate circumstances of the years following, the construction of their rebuild has not yet been completed. This has them living on-site as the construction is gradually completed, but unfortunately this not an easy or very accessible living situation.
Around Christmas of the same year, my mother (Peggy) was in a car accident which left her with two broken legs and in a wheelchair for the year following.
About a year later, my brother ended up in a nasty motorcycle accident which left him with a broken femur which is now held together with titanium.
Two years ago my father had a stroke, which has since inhibited him from doing the work he has for so long been so passionate about.
As many of you may know, my parents are local bee keepers. They do a lot of great work around the community and do a lot of wonderful work with saving the bees! While this job is commendable and a beautiful contribution to the community and our planet, it does not pay the stack of medical bills which are quickly piling up. Especially with all of the doctors visits and hospital stays which are keeping them from being able to work regularly enough for financial security.
Its been a long and trying time for my family, and they could use any and all help that comes their way.
I'm setting this up for them in hopes that it will help them pay some of my Dad's most recent medical bills off, set them up for his road to remission and recovery, and maybe, just maybe, take little bit of the stress and weight off of their shoulders.
Scott and Peggy (my parents) are incredible humans who have been dealt a bad hand recently, hopefully this will help them turn that around, if even just a little.
Thank you for visiting, reading, donating.
Updates on my Father's journey will be posted here for friends and family to keep up with.
At the beginning of the year my father (Scott) had an emergency stint in the hospital, which lasted around a week and left him with a diagnosis of cancer.
The wheels for treatment have been set in motion, but as soon as surgeries and treatments began to find themselves on the calendar he took a terrible and scary turn. He was admitted to the hospital for high blood pressure, but wound up in the Intensive Care Unit at Advent Health Hospital Fish Memorial. His blood pressure, previous health history, a wicked cold, and a serious case of the hiccups (yes, hiccups) morphed into pneumonia and a series of seizures. He was immediately admitted to the ICU, hooked up to a respirator and every other machine, tube, and wire you could imagine. The next week would be an incredibly trying and scary time for our family. Luckily, Dad is a FIGHTER, and he clawed his way through the dark and back to us. His breathing assistance has been removed, but he is still in the hospital and has a very long road ahead.
The situation they find themselves in is stressful and scary, but if you know my family, you know that they are smiling and laughing and loving their way through it all.
The events leading to this time have not been helpful or easy.
In 2012 our family home burned down, and due to the unfortunate circumstances of the years following, the construction of their rebuild has not yet been completed. This has them living on-site as the construction is gradually completed, but unfortunately this not an easy or very accessible living situation.
Around Christmas of the same year, my mother (Peggy) was in a car accident which left her with two broken legs and in a wheelchair for the year following.
About a year later, my brother ended up in a nasty motorcycle accident which left him with a broken femur which is now held together with titanium.
Two years ago my father had a stroke, which has since inhibited him from doing the work he has for so long been so passionate about.
As many of you may know, my parents are local bee keepers. They do a lot of great work around the community and do a lot of wonderful work with saving the bees! While this job is commendable and a beautiful contribution to the community and our planet, it does not pay the stack of medical bills which are quickly piling up. Especially with all of the doctors visits and hospital stays which are keeping them from being able to work regularly enough for financial security.
Its been a long and trying time for my family, and they could use any and all help that comes their way.
I'm setting this up for them in hopes that it will help them pay some of my Dad's most recent medical bills off, set them up for his road to remission and recovery, and maybe, just maybe, take little bit of the stress and weight off of their shoulders.
Scott and Peggy (my parents) are incredible humans who have been dealt a bad hand recently, hopefully this will help them turn that around, if even just a little.
Thank you for visiting, reading, donating.
Updates on my Father's journey will be posted here for friends and family to keep up with.
Organizer and beneficiary
Alyse Macmahon Padilla
Organizer
Boden, FL
Scott Macmahon
Beneficiary