David's Recovery
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Friends and Family –
Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit this fundraiser. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my best friend, David Ravella suffered a stroke.
As you can imagine this came as a great shock to me, as David has never had any significant health issues in the past. When David was admitted to the hospital, they tested him for Covid-19 and the results came back negative. However, after an antibodies test was performed it showed that he had Covid-19 at some point in the recent months. Covid-19 has been linked to stroke in young adults and doctors say it is likely the cause of David’s recent health issues.
The following Monday, while recovering in Fairfax County Hospital he suffered another stroke, causing significant damage. The result of the second stroke left David with limited mobility on the right side of his body and great limitations in his speech, and weakened heart.
As a result of his weakened heart, David had surgery to install a permanent pacemaker to help stabilize his heart.
David is at an acute inpatient rehabilitation center where he is working on speech and physical therapy. We are very hopeful that he will make a remarkable comeback considering his young age and determination to keep fighting. David is moving in a positive direction, we also know he has a very long and challenging road ahead of him.
David was at Fairfax Hospital for 5 weeks and is still in the inpatient rehabilitation program. He is expected to return to his parent’s house soon and will be continuing speech and physical therapy in outpatient rehab.
Many of you have asked how you can help. David will be responsible for hospital bills, rehab bills, medical transportation costs and home healthcare. The best way that we can help right now is to alleviate the financial stress this has put on him and his family. Any amount you can donate is very much appreciated and will be put towards his mounting medical bills and recovery.
Thank you and please feel free to reach out to me or Greg Ravella for any other information on how you can help.
Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit this fundraiser. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my best friend, David Ravella suffered a stroke.
As you can imagine this came as a great shock to me, as David has never had any significant health issues in the past. When David was admitted to the hospital, they tested him for Covid-19 and the results came back negative. However, after an antibodies test was performed it showed that he had Covid-19 at some point in the recent months. Covid-19 has been linked to stroke in young adults and doctors say it is likely the cause of David’s recent health issues.
The following Monday, while recovering in Fairfax County Hospital he suffered another stroke, causing significant damage. The result of the second stroke left David with limited mobility on the right side of his body and great limitations in his speech, and weakened heart.
As a result of his weakened heart, David had surgery to install a permanent pacemaker to help stabilize his heart.
David is at an acute inpatient rehabilitation center where he is working on speech and physical therapy. We are very hopeful that he will make a remarkable comeback considering his young age and determination to keep fighting. David is moving in a positive direction, we also know he has a very long and challenging road ahead of him.
David was at Fairfax Hospital for 5 weeks and is still in the inpatient rehabilitation program. He is expected to return to his parent’s house soon and will be continuing speech and physical therapy in outpatient rehab.
Many of you have asked how you can help. David will be responsible for hospital bills, rehab bills, medical transportation costs and home healthcare. The best way that we can help right now is to alleviate the financial stress this has put on him and his family. Any amount you can donate is very much appreciated and will be put towards his mounting medical bills and recovery.
Thank you and please feel free to reach out to me or Greg Ravella for any other information on how you can help.
Organizer and beneficiary
Nicholas Carlucci
Organizer
Woodbridge, VA
Dennis Ravella
Beneficiary