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Rick Schwendinger needs 2nd Brain Surgery

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My younger brother Rick Schwendinger was rushed to the UW Hospital on January 7th after a CT scan revealed a giant brain tumor which had broken through his skull in the back of his head and he had so much fluid on his brain causing major pressure which had at that point induced vomiting.  Once admitted to UW Hospital in Madison a drainage tube was inserted into his brain to start draining fluid to relieve the pressure.  2 days later Rick underwent a 10 hour surgery to remove his 6.6 centimeter tumor from the back of his head.  He is still in the ICU and will be until someday next week when his rehab will start.  His wife Tanya and their 4 young children ages 1, 4, 8 and 10 have had a rough week with many more stressful weeks ahead as Rick struggles to get back to normal. Both Rick and Tanya are self employed so they do not have any insurance coverage for this time off work.  Tanya had to cancel all her photography sessions for the time being to be here with Rick and she will need to be around to help him in the future.  They could use financial help for medical as well as other bills, meals and groceries brought to their house, and help watching their 4 children.  Please donate a few bucks if you can and reach out to Tanya if you can offer any other help.  For those of you that aren’t aware I just went through the same surgery 6 weeks ago to remove a large tumor and I am still months always from a full recovery so I know Rick will have a long road ahead of him.  Please pray that the tumor is a low grade when we get the results in a week and that NO radiation treatments are needed!  Thank you for any help and prayers you can offer.  God Bless you!
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    Teresa Zimmermann
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    Lancaster, WI
    Rick Schwendinger
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