Krista Kuglin surgery travel expenses

Krista Knapp-Kuglin our loving wife , daughter, sister, Aunt , niece , friend and best fur mom ever is in need of help.

Krista had a seizure while attending a wedding in Helena on October 23rd. Extensive testing at the hospital in Helena revealed a mass on her brain. She was stablized and returned back home to Great Falls.

On Tuesday October 26th Krista met with a neurosurgeon and was given an MRI. The MRI has revealed a fairly large tumor that grows very near the part of her brain that controls motor skills and speech. Doctors in Montana and in Seattle, WA agree that the tumor needs to be removed as soon as possible, before it reaches the motor cortex of her brain. If it were to reach that part of her brain it could not be removed, and she would likely lose her speech and motor skills.

The origin of the tumor and follow up care cannot be determined until it is removed and biopsied. Krista has a long road ahead of her which could include weeks of rehab. She has no medical insurance which further exacerbates this horrible situation. Krista, her husband Cody, her parents- Charlie and Kathie, and her brother and nephew- Justin and Darius- will be going to Harborview in Seattle because this surgery cannot be done here in Montana. They will leave Tuesday November 2nd and Krista will have surgery Friday November 5th. They will be in Seattle at least 8 days.

This Go Fund Me is to help Krista and her family with travel expenses and hotel stays. Any money raised above that will go toward her medical bills. We welcome everybody’s prayers and positive thoughts, but we do ask that you respect Krista in this difficult time, by not reaching out to her yet, as she needs time to process her situation.

Krista has always taken on the care-taker role in any situation she has encountered in her life, and is always the first to volunteer to help someone who is in need of any sort of support. She goes out of her way to make sure each and every person she crosses paths with, feels loved and cared about. If anyone she knew were going through what she is going through at this time, she would be the first to jump in and do whatever she could to help. If you are unable to donate, please share her gofundme page, the more people that we can get this to reach, the more help and support she will have. Thank you and God Bless!