Jaida Samuels Medical and Travel costs

Morena,

My name is Jen a friend to Shannon, Luka and their babies.

I am putting this Go Fund Me together to relieve some of the stress for Shannon and Luka at this challenging time.

As most of you know, Luka has been off work due to a Rugby injury. He is looking at a further six weeks on top of the eight weeks he has already had off;

Shannon amazingly has been holding the home together and supporting their family as much as she can,

Now, this is where the spanner is thrown in the mix.....

Jaida has had an accident after having a blinder of a game playing one of her best rugby union games to date.

Getting a runaway, boom gets tackled then up again into another tackle gets knocked out fell straight to the ground head first!!!

Ends up in ICU and has no idea how she got there.

Finding out that she has a functional neurological disorder.

So she has to work her mind to get her body working again; it was caused from head and spinal concussion.

She had no feeling of the right arm and from waist down, and couldn't hold down food.

On Monday she could start eating again and hold it down moved into a ward,

On Tuesday could raise her right arm but no finger Movement.

On Wednesday she was able to sit up ,but still has no feeling from the waist down.

When Jaida becomes more stable there are hopes she can be transfered to Brisbane for on going treatment which will also have its costs.

At the moment Jaida is in a Sydney hospital away from her family, Shannon is taking time off work to fly back and forth to Sydney to be there with Jaida as much as she can, this is going to cause a even more financial strain on the family, Im sure Luka would love to go and see his baby at some point as well.

Please pray for our Jaida to have a speedy recovery and please if you can find a few dollars to help this beautiful family out, it will all be appreciated and spent wisely on travel costs, loss of income and medical cost that will definatly accure.

We thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts, its sad as Shannon hates asking for help so this will come a huge shock to Shannon and Luka,

Much Love to the Mason and Samuels whanau.

What is functional neurological disorder do you ask, here is some information please note each case is different and progression to recovery will be altered case by case also.

Overview

Functional neurologic disorder — a newer and broader term that includes what some people call conversion disorder — features nervous system (neurological) symptoms that can't be explained by a neurological disease or other medical condition. However, the symptoms are real and cause significant distress or problems functioning.

Signs and symptoms vary, depending on the type of functional neurologic disorder, and may include specific patterns. Typically, this disorder affects your movement or your senses, such as the ability to walk, swallow, see or hear. Symptoms can vary in severity and may come and go or be persistent. However, you can't intentionally produce or control your symptoms.

The cause of functional neurologic disorder is unknown. The condition may be triggered by a neurological disorder or by a reaction to stress or psychological or physical trauma, but that's not always the case. Functional neurologic disorder is related to how the brain functions, rather than damage to the brain's structure (such as from a stroke, multiple sclerosis, infection or injury).

Early diagnosis and treatment, especially education about the condition, can help with recovery.

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of functional neurologic disorder may vary, depending on the type of functional neurological symptoms, and they're significant enough to cause impairment and warrant medical evaluation. Symptoms can affect body movement and function and the senses.

Signs and symptoms that affect body movement and function may include:

Weakness or paralysis

Abnormal movement, such as tremors or difficulty walking

Loss of balance

Difficulty swallowing or feeling "a lump in the throat"

Seizures or episodes of shaking and apparent loss of consciousness (nonepileptic seizures)

Episodes of unresponsiveness

Signs and symptoms that affect the senses may include:

Numbness or loss of the touch sensation

Speech problems, such as the inability to speak or slurred speech

Vision problems, such as double vision or blindness

Hearing problems or deafness

Cognitive difficulties involving memory and concentration

Causes

The exact cause of functional neurologic disorder is unknown. Theories regarding what happens in the brain to result in symptoms are complex and involve multiple mechanisms that may differ, depending on the type of functional neurological symptoms.

Basically, parts of the brain that control the functioning of your muscles and senses may be involved, even though no disease or abnormality exists.

Symptoms of functional neurologic disorder may appear suddenly after a stressful event, or with emotional or physical trauma. Other triggers may include changes or disruptions in how the brain functions at the structural, cellular or metabolic level. But the trigger for symptoms can't always be identified.

Risk factors

Factors that may increase your risk of functional neurologic disorder include:

Having a neurological disease or disorder, such as epilepsy, migraines or a movement disorder

Recent significant stress or emotional or physical trauma

Having a mental health condition, such as a mood or anxiety disorder, dissociative disorder or certain personality disorders

Having a family member with a neurological condition or symptoms

Having a history of physical or sexual abuse or neglect in childhood

Females may be more likely than males to develop functional neurologic disorder.

Complications

Some symptoms of functional neurologic disorder, particularly if not treated, can result in substantial disability and poor quality of life, similar to problems caused by medical conditions or disease.