Stacey’s Craniotomy

For a little over a month Stacey had been experiencing severe migraines that were leading to  extreme bouts of nausea and vomiting... After thinking it was just her allergies acting up, she made an appointment to see her primary care doctor who recommended she get an MRI.

On Fri, 5/21 during her MRI they found a lesion on her brain with a bleed and recommended she be rushed to the Emergency Room and told us that it could not wait and that it was something we needed to take care of right away. We immediately called her mom to take our son Cole (who's only 6 months old) and rushed her to Stony Brook ER where she was admitted to their Neuro Surgery Team and on 5/25 she had a Craniotomy performed by Dr. Charles Mikell, a Columbia University trained Nuerosurgeon, to remove a Intracranial Capillary Hemangioma (a rare benign vascular tumor) causing the lesion on her brain. Thankfully the surgery was a success and they were able to remove it all with no complications (besides a little hearing loss in the ear the surgery was performed around) and she is now home recovering.

Unfortunately, the hospital bills for this surgery are astronomical and with her being out of work recovering, we simply aren't equipped to handle all of this financially... Especially because we are still paying off the medical bills from having Cole just 6 months ago... We aren’t the type to usually ask for help, especially financial help, and Stacey is a very proud person, but we could use all the assistance we could get at this point. Every little bit goes a long way and even if you can't donate, just a simple share helps us reach our goal. 

Thank you so much for being a part of our lives and our story. You have no idea how much it means to us. Your support and love literally helps us get through it all ❤