Supporting Sharon Sewell to live with Paraplegia
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In January, Sharon Sewell was rushed to Glenfield hospital for emergency surgery to repair a tear in her Aorta (Aortic Dissection). Since then, she has undergone numerous lifesaving procedures to deal with major complications and life threatening internal bleeding. Sharon also caught Covid whilst in hospital, adding to what was already an extremely traumatic time for her and her family.
As a result of the Aortic Dissection and all of the surgery Sharon has been through she will now live her life as a Paraplegic. Being the brave and strong woman that she is, she has come through all of this and after 5 weeks on the Intensive Care Unit she remains in hospital 3 months on having recently been transferred to London and had her final surgery to repair her Aortic Valve. Her final move will be to go to the Sheffield Spinal Cord Injuries Centre for an intense rehabilitation programme to build her upper body strength and prepare her for home and for a completely new way of life. This is just a snapshot of what she has been through and how quickly her life has changed in a flash, the fact she is still alive is amazing in itself.
We aim to raise enough money to purchase equipment including a specialised wheelchair, make adjustments to her home and to pay for ongoing medical expenses to enhance her recovery. This will mean Sharon can continue to do the things that she loves such as continue to work, fundraise for charity, cook for her family and friends and be as independent as possible. This is where we are hoping that all of Sharon’s wonderful family, friends, colleagues, and anyone whose life she has touched can step in and support Sharon in any way you can to allow her the opportunity to continue to live life to the full.
We wanted to share how strong, brave and determined Sharon has been so far on her journey to hopefully give you some insight into why she is so amazing.
Sharon has spent her whole life working hard and everything she does is about helping people and giving to others. Sharon has gladly given so much to other people but now she needs our help at this difficult time. Please give anything you can to help Sharon continue to be the most amazing mother, wife, sister, auntie, friend and colleague.
Sharon is one of the kindest, most vibrant and sociable people you will ever meet. She puts everyone at ease and makes you very glad to have her in your life. Sharon started fundraising early on in her career for numerous charities, including for the Derby West Indian Community Centre and has secured millions of pounds for charities local to Derby and further afield. Last year Sharon had an idea for a Derby wide initiative in December, where volunteers cooked for and delivered Christmas meals and hampers to vulnerable older people across Der
There really are no words to reflect the depth of her nature, determination and the impact she has had on so many people’s lives.
Thank you for reading Sharon’s story. We will be so grateful for any support you can offer, be it a donation, organising a fundraising event for Sharon or just by sharing this post.
Sharon’s family and friends xx
As a result of the Aortic Dissection and all of the surgery Sharon has been through she will now live her life as a Paraplegic. Being the brave and strong woman that she is, she has come through all of this and after 5 weeks on the Intensive Care Unit she remains in hospital 3 months on having recently been transferred to London and had her final surgery to repair her Aortic Valve. Her final move will be to go to the Sheffield Spinal Cord Injuries Centre for an intense rehabilitation programme to build her upper body strength and prepare her for home and for a completely new way of life. This is just a snapshot of what she has been through and how quickly her life has changed in a flash, the fact she is still alive is amazing in itself.
We aim to raise enough money to purchase equipment including a specialised wheelchair, make adjustments to her home and to pay for ongoing medical expenses to enhance her recovery. This will mean Sharon can continue to do the things that she loves such as continue to work, fundraise for charity, cook for her family and friends and be as independent as possible. This is where we are hoping that all of Sharon’s wonderful family, friends, colleagues, and anyone whose life she has touched can step in and support Sharon in any way you can to allow her the opportunity to continue to live life to the full.
We wanted to share how strong, brave and determined Sharon has been so far on her journey to hopefully give you some insight into why she is so amazing.
Sharon has spent her whole life working hard and everything she does is about helping people and giving to others. Sharon has gladly given so much to other people but now she needs our help at this difficult time. Please give anything you can to help Sharon continue to be the most amazing mother, wife, sister, auntie, friend and colleague.
Sharon is one of the kindest, most vibrant and sociable people you will ever meet. She puts everyone at ease and makes you very glad to have her in your life. Sharon started fundraising early on in her career for numerous charities, including for the Derby West Indian Community Centre and has secured millions of pounds for charities local to Derby and further afield. Last year Sharon had an idea for a Derby wide initiative in December, where volunteers cooked for and delivered Christmas meals and hampers to vulnerable older people across Der
by City bringing happiness to hundreds of isolated and lonely people in what has been a very difficult year for everybody.
There really are no words to reflect the depth of her nature, determination and the impact she has had on so many people’s lives.
Thank you for reading Sharon’s story. We will be so grateful for any support you can offer, be it a donation, organising a fundraising event for Sharon or just by sharing this post.
Sharon’s family and friends xx
Fundraising team (2)
Mel McQuade
Organizer
Raised £6,535 from 69 donations
Sharon Sewell
Beneficiary
Toni Leatherland
Team member
Raised £8,639 from 107 donations
This team raised £85,400 from 992 other donations.
