Help Randy and Family Through This Crisis

So here we are.

As most of you know, late last month we had a normal morning routine, and by 6:30 am that Wednesday morning, everything took a turn.

Randy suffered what we originally thought was a stroke. Every sign and symptom indicated it was a stroke. He was rushed to Wynn's hospital in Utica after I attempted to get him emergency help before pulling over on 365 and calling 911. From there, they found a tumor on his brain and transported him to Syracuse, where they were more equipped to do the surgery, which resulted in a lot of panic and a lot of what-ifs. I never even imagined having to do this. But evidently, here we are a week after being discharged from Crouse hospital after tests and tests and more tests, with no answers other than what we already knew and other than they didn't think it was safe to operate on the tumor. The radiologist and surgeon were back and forth, but he will have to have follow-ups and routine visits until he has to go in for surgery.

He is still having these mini episodes, and more and more frequently now.

I took an LOA from work because Randy has been put on restrictions since he was discharged from Crouse: NO WORK, NO DRIVING, AND NO BEING left home alone with the kids because of the possibility of the tumor messing with his mobility and his daily life routines again. He's been taking his medicine on time to prevent these episodes, but it seems to be getting worse and worse with more and more every day.

We aren't asking for charity, but even a prayer to help get us by until this nightmare is over for our family and they can finally have their dad/bonus dad back without the fear of having to call for emergency help or seeing what we saw that morning. My LOA is continuous until further notice due to the situation, but daily life/ and daily expenses are getting harder, and money is extremely tight. We've burned through most of what was saved when he was in the hospital at Crouse with daily gas getting kids to school and doctor's appointments because he has been out of work since that Wednesday morning and me as well, trying to juggle the five beautiful kids at home and supporting and being there for him. My mom has been a gracious help, but there is only so much one can do. So we're asking for our families and friends to pray and, if possible, in this insane world, to start a prayer chain and help us get through this. A dollar or two adds up. Because out of the worst, we've all been trying to think positively and trying to stay strong, but it's taking a toll. A hard one.

I've been trying to keep up with everything, and we've been trying to do what we can.

Our nightmare is far from over unfortunately and we cannot thank everyone enough for checking in on us and especially him.