Help Kyle Schottmuller thru Medical Crisis

Hello, I'm starting this go fund me page for my son, Kyle. He was an active, vibrant young man, just starting his career after finishing school when a severe neurological episode derailed his future.

On June 23, 2022 he left work early due to a severe headache. It quickly became so painful that he sought medical help at his local urgent care. They treated him with an injection to stop migraines and left him to rest quietly in a darkened room, the door left ajar to let in a little light. Alone in the room, he felt his body begin to convulse with his right arm and leg flailing about uncontrollably. He tried to cry out for help but found he couldn't speak. He had just enough control over the left side of his body to slide off of the exam table, drag himself across the floor, and swing the door wide open. Urgent care staff immediately called an ambulance. Kyle's roommate held his hand while he continued to shake on the floor, tears streaming down both their faces. The ER doctor immediately suspected a Complex Migraine with stroke-like symptoms, and after various medical tests, confirmed that diagnosis. This is a severe and debilitating condition.

The initial episode lasted about 15 minutes. The most severe effects wore off gradually but left behind persistent, ongoing symptoms. Kyle continues to suffer constant head pain, tremors in his right arm and leg, sensitivity to light and sound, extreme fatigue, short-term memory lapses, various visual and audial aura and other odd symptoms. The severity of his symptoms fluctuates from day to day and hour to hour, but trying to "push through" invariably results in a more severe episode. After many follow-up doctor visits, specialist consultations, and a long list of medications and treatments, Kyle has only managed to recover to the point of just barely being able to care for himself. His neurologist offered few answers, saying only, "Sometimes these persistent migraines don't go away and sometimes they do." Kyle continues with treatments and therapy and we continue to hope and pray that he will recover.

In the meantime, he is unable to work, has exhausted his savings, maxed out his credit cards and his bills are piling up. We have begun the process to get government assistance through disability, but as many of you know that is a time-consuming process, with no guarantees. Until these benefits come through (or better yet, until he makes a full recovery), Kyle needs to focus on taking care of his health and is seeking help to lighten his financial burdens.