Neil’s Hardship Fund

To anyone and everyone who knows or loves Neil, we are asking for your help at this time. Neil has recently suffered a heart attack and possible stroke. He also has to have an open heart surgery. He does manual labor for a living and considering he will be off work for the foreseeable future, things are going to be rough. We are trying to take one less thing off his plate. Neil has been a blessing to many people and in return, I’m hoping we all can be a blessing to him! Please donate if you can and please pray, pray, pray! I’ll send updates when I have them!

UPDATE: Neil is currently at Mt Carmel East. He is currently in surgery to remove a clot in his brain from the stroke! Please keep the prayers going!

2nd UPDATE: Neil is out of surgery. Unfortunately it’s not a clot, it was a calcium deposit. It can’t be removed and it’s cutting of the blood supply to his brain. The doctor said it’s only going to progress. Please keep Neil, his wife Lisa, his kids and our family in your prayers!

3rd UPDATE: Neil is awake but is having a hard time speaking. They found out he has Peripheral Vascular Disease. His veins are really small so they are sending in a specialist to try and help with that. His heart surgery is being postponed because the cardiologist wants his brain to heal first. The doctors told Lisa today the part of the brain where the calcium deposit is will never heal but said the blood flow to the rest of his brain should be ok. He has a long road of speech and physical therapy a head. You will all be happy to know he successfully said FUCK clear as day so that’s the Neil we know and love! Please keep praying!

4th UPDATE: I went to visit Neil today and he’s improving more and more every day. They are working on getting him transferred to a rehab facility in Westerville. He is up walking with a walker and getting more function on his right side! His speech is slowly improving and he even called me a skank today Made my day! They plan on doing a quadruple bypass in 6-8 weeks! Keep those prayers coming!

5th UPDATE: So insurance is being a dick! They are denying his transfer to the rehab facility. The doctors are still working hard to get him into the facility. In the mean time he has been transferred a floor down which means he is not in critical care anymore. He has such a long road ahead of him so please keep praying because it’s working! He has said more cuss words so that’s a plus! Also while you are praying, keep his sister Cindy and his son Aaron in your prayers! They traveled pretty far to visit him! As always, keep Lisa, Bob, Janelle, Ashley and the rest of us in your prayers! This is not easy seeing this amazing man go through this! Love you all ❤️

6th UPDATE: Great news! He was transferred to the rehab facility in Westerville! Not sure how long he will be there but it’s exactly where he needs to be! They will work with him daily and get him back to the awesome pain in the ass we all know and love! Keep those prayers coming because they are working! I know he loves and misses you all ❤️

7th UPDATE: So Neil is getting better everyday. He still has a very long road a head of him. His dog Bumpy got to visit him in the rehab facility which I think did wonders for his mental heath! He gets to go home on Wednesday and will continue with in home therapy! Pastimes in New Albany are generously selling tickets for jerseys for the next month and all the proceeds will go to Neil! He is a labor worker so if he doesn’t work, he doesn’t get paid! This Gofundme and everything you guys are contributing is everything and he is very thankful! We also have a framed signed Kobe Bryant All Star jersey we are going to sell off but I don’t have all the details yet! I’ll keep you posted, but all of the proceeds will go to Neil! Thank you all again for donating and sharing this Gofundme because it is crucial right now! He loves you all so much!

8th UPDATE: Not the update I want to post, but this is what’s happening. Yesterday Neil got really lightheaded in therapy and his blood pressure way severely low. Today during therapy he wasn’t able to speak so they transferred him to Mt Carmel East. They found out he has a bleed somewhere and his hemoglobin was very low. They are doing a scope to figure out where the bleed is and he’s currently getting a blood transfusion. The bleed is not in his brain so that’s a plus, but please keeping praying like crazy and donate to the fund if you are able! Also send Lisa some positive vibes! She’s doing everything behind the scenes and I know she’s scared and she’s exhausted!

UPDATE: Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve update you guys! Neil had some mountains to climb before I could post this! He needed a quadrupole bypass, but in order to do that, he had to have most of his teeth removed because they were infected! They wouldn’t do the heart surgery without it! Sooooo, after a couple of horrendous appointments, he got them taken out and replaced. On Monday he had a successful heart surgery, but unfortunately suffered another stroke! Not the news we wanted but his heart is healthy, and he’s getting stronger day by day! He is going to be sent to a rehab facility when he’s strong enough to be released from the hospital! It’s a long road ahead, so if you are able to donate to this man, please do! Everything is put on Lisa’s shoulders and she’s suffocating! I know how much you all love and care for Neil and Lisa, so please do what you can! They love and miss you all!