Please help my mother heal from Massive Stroke
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My name is George Frei. I am the son of Veronika Frei and on July 10, 2020 my beautiful mother Veronika Frei suffered a massive ischemic stroke on the left side of her brain.
A couple months before I was living in Orlando perusing my career as an Artist and Art Director at Disney Entertainment. I lost my job due to COVID and had to move back home to Chicago. I started my move in March of 2020 and had to make a second trip back to get the rest of my things. A day after I arrived in Orlando I got a call my mother fell in the bathroom and hit her hip and could not walk. I hired a care giver and paid her to help with my mother while I made the second trip back to Chicago. It took about a month and my mom made a full recovery and was able to walk and cook etec.
I thought we were out of the woods but no such luck. About a month later on July 10 2020 my mother suffered a massive left sided stroke which she had right in-front of me. I called 911 as soon as I saw her symptoms and she was rushed to MacNeil Hospital about 10 min away from us. Five and a half hours later she was rushed to Loyola Hospital for emergency surgery to remove the clot from her artery in her neck that was blocking of essential blood and oxygen to her brain. This was caused by an irregular heart beat that we didn't know about.
The neurosurgeon managed to get the clot out. My mother was in ICU for 1 week and 4 weeks in a room recovering. They told me she would likely be in a wheelchair for rest of her life and lose her independence. Her right arm and leg were left immobile and she could not talk or swallow. They doctors asked me if I wanted to pull the plug or put a feeding tube in. It was an absolute nightmare as I am the only family of immigrant parents.
She has been at a Nursing home rehab for 1 month now and 2 months since the stroke. My mother is making great progress thus far. She is moving her left side, has begun eating pure foods, and has a little movement in her right hip. My hope is that she will continue to progress and exceed expectations and prove everyone wrong.
The nursing home is trying to push Medicade on me which we will lose our home if she gets on this program. They have tried to be shady with their tactics and methods in getting their way. They will not return emails to me so there is no paper trail. They tried to auto populate my signature in their 130 page contract given to me. I did not sign. They are evasive with information etec. I would move her to a different nursing home but my options are very limited due to her insurance and the other options for nursing homes are worse.
My mothers insurance only pays for 30 min of physical therapy per discipline per day which is not enough for her to get better. I cannot see her due to COVID rules and cannot oversee her care as they won't let me in the building. I'm being jerked around when I ask for progress reports and so on. She has approx 2 months left there before they send her home but her insurance can cut her off at any time if they feel she is not making progress. After her insurance cuts her off to pay cash for 1 month at the nursing home is 8,000.00. Physical Therapy is separate and charges 150.00 1 hour so that's an additional 10,000.00 for a total of 18,000.00 a month.
These first 6 months of therapy are crucial as my mothers brain is trying to rewire itself. The only way my mother will get better and defeat all odds is with an intense rehab program that I'd like to do at home. I'd like to hire a rehab company to come in and give my mother the therapy she needs.
As a concerned son and only family she has here in the states I am asking infact begging for any help I can get for my mother. Please hep Veronika get the therapy she needs to regain her independence.
Thank You for reading, sharing, and your support!
A loving son George.
A couple months before I was living in Orlando perusing my career as an Artist and Art Director at Disney Entertainment. I lost my job due to COVID and had to move back home to Chicago. I started my move in March of 2020 and had to make a second trip back to get the rest of my things. A day after I arrived in Orlando I got a call my mother fell in the bathroom and hit her hip and could not walk. I hired a care giver and paid her to help with my mother while I made the second trip back to Chicago. It took about a month and my mom made a full recovery and was able to walk and cook etec.
I thought we were out of the woods but no such luck. About a month later on July 10 2020 my mother suffered a massive left sided stroke which she had right in-front of me. I called 911 as soon as I saw her symptoms and she was rushed to MacNeil Hospital about 10 min away from us. Five and a half hours later she was rushed to Loyola Hospital for emergency surgery to remove the clot from her artery in her neck that was blocking of essential blood and oxygen to her brain. This was caused by an irregular heart beat that we didn't know about.
The neurosurgeon managed to get the clot out. My mother was in ICU for 1 week and 4 weeks in a room recovering. They told me she would likely be in a wheelchair for rest of her life and lose her independence. Her right arm and leg were left immobile and she could not talk or swallow. They doctors asked me if I wanted to pull the plug or put a feeding tube in. It was an absolute nightmare as I am the only family of immigrant parents.
She has been at a Nursing home rehab for 1 month now and 2 months since the stroke. My mother is making great progress thus far. She is moving her left side, has begun eating pure foods, and has a little movement in her right hip. My hope is that she will continue to progress and exceed expectations and prove everyone wrong.
The nursing home is trying to push Medicade on me which we will lose our home if she gets on this program. They have tried to be shady with their tactics and methods in getting their way. They will not return emails to me so there is no paper trail. They tried to auto populate my signature in their 130 page contract given to me. I did not sign. They are evasive with information etec. I would move her to a different nursing home but my options are very limited due to her insurance and the other options for nursing homes are worse.
My mothers insurance only pays for 30 min of physical therapy per discipline per day which is not enough for her to get better. I cannot see her due to COVID rules and cannot oversee her care as they won't let me in the building. I'm being jerked around when I ask for progress reports and so on. She has approx 2 months left there before they send her home but her insurance can cut her off at any time if they feel she is not making progress. After her insurance cuts her off to pay cash for 1 month at the nursing home is 8,000.00. Physical Therapy is separate and charges 150.00 1 hour so that's an additional 10,000.00 for a total of 18,000.00 a month.
These first 6 months of therapy are crucial as my mothers brain is trying to rewire itself. The only way my mother will get better and defeat all odds is with an intense rehab program that I'd like to do at home. I'd like to hire a rehab company to come in and give my mother the therapy she needs.
As a concerned son and only family she has here in the states I am asking infact begging for any help I can get for my mother. Please hep Veronika get the therapy she needs to regain her independence.
Thank You for reading, sharing, and your support!
A loving son George.
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George Frei
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Berwyn, IL