
Jen Kortie fundraiser
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Jen Kortie is a server at the Fishtale Bar and Grill in New Prague. She has been working here for the past 5 years. Unfortunately, she is going through some unexpected health issues.
Jen will be having 2 surgeries.
Surgery 1 is a C4-C7 cervical fusion for radiculopathy (pressure on the spinal cord) which is affecting feeling and strength in her hands, legs and feet. This surgery will take place on Thursday Oct 29th.
Surgery 2 is scheduled for January 2021.
A MRI revealed a chiari malformation crowding the foramen magnum in the skull where the spinal cord exits the brain.
The brain is hemorrhaging out of her skull. To release the pressure off the brain and spinal cord, the doctors are going to take a large piece of skull off the back of her head. This malformation is very typical of someone who has ALS, although there is no specific test one can take to diagnose ALS.
Altogether, Jen is looking at about a 9 month recovery if all goes well.
We are trying to help Jen raise money to help out with medical cost and to supplement her lost income. She is a mother of two young boys and lives locally in New Prague.
Jen will be having 2 surgeries.
Surgery 1 is a C4-C7 cervical fusion for radiculopathy (pressure on the spinal cord) which is affecting feeling and strength in her hands, legs and feet. This surgery will take place on Thursday Oct 29th.
Surgery 2 is scheduled for January 2021.
A MRI revealed a chiari malformation crowding the foramen magnum in the skull where the spinal cord exits the brain.
The brain is hemorrhaging out of her skull. To release the pressure off the brain and spinal cord, the doctors are going to take a large piece of skull off the back of her head. This malformation is very typical of someone who has ALS, although there is no specific test one can take to diagnose ALS.
Altogether, Jen is looking at about a 9 month recovery if all goes well.
We are trying to help Jen raise money to help out with medical cost and to supplement her lost income. She is a mother of two young boys and lives locally in New Prague.
Organizer and beneficiary
Eric Fierst
Organizer
New Prague, MN
Jen Kortie
Beneficiary