Help Sally and Charles during medical emergency

Hi, my name is Rebecca and I am fundraising for Sally, Charles and their four kiddos (all under seven years old).

Yesterday, he had an aortic aneurysm and had an 11 hour emergency surgery. The surgery went longer than they thought because he had lost a lot of blood and it took longer to clot. He is in the ICU and we are hoping for the best outcome for him.

He will have a long recovery ahead. He will be at the hospital for the near future. When he is able to come home the recovery is six months. He will not be able to go back to work anytime soon. Sally is a stay at home Mom and could really use support.

Update: due to complications trying to come out of sedation he had to go on an ECMO machine (it breaths for you and keeps your heart going) and was rushed into emergency surgery again. He made it safely out from surgery and they are closely monitoring him.

Update 2: in the last 24 hours Charles is able to be awake for some parts of the day. Tonight, they were able to take out the intubation as he has been breathing on his own. He is running a bit of a fever and they are watching him closely for signs of infection. He is able to answer questions by nodding his head or shaking it for no. We continue to hope and pray for recovery. Sally is incredibly grateful for all the support. Thank you!

Update 3: Charles is still in ICU but he is doing much better than he was. He had a dialysis port put in for his kidney’s that is better than the other one he had. He will keep this one until he doesn’t need it anymore. He is starting to get up and walk a few steps but tires easily as he has been in ICU for weeks. It is lovely to be able to talk to “same old Charles” and we continue to hope he will be well enough to be out of ICU eventually.

We have started this go fund me to help cover groceries, meals and living expenses while Charles is not able to work. Please share and help in any way that you can.

Aidez Charles et Sally pendant leur urgence médicale

Bonjour, je me nomme Rebecca et je collecte des fonds pour Sally, Charles et leurs quatre enfants (tous âgés de moins de sept ans).

Hier, Charles a eu un anévrisme aortique et a été opéré d’urgence pendant 11 heures. L’opération a duré plus longtemps que prévu parce qu’il avait perdu beaucoup de sang et que la coagulation a pris plus de temps. Il est aux soins intensifs et nous espérons qu’il s’en sortira le mieux possible.

Sa convalescence sera longue. Prochainement, il restera à l’hôpital. Lorsqu’il pourra rentrer chez lui, la convalescence sera de six mois. Il ne pourra pas reprendre le travail de sitôt. Sally est une mère au foyer et aurait bien besoin de soutien.

Mise à jour : à la suite des complications en essayant de le sortir de la sédation, il a dû être placé sur une machine ECMO (qui respire pour vous et maintient votre cœur en vie) et a dû être opéré d’urgence à nouveau. Il est sorti sain et sauf de l’opération et on le surveille de près.

Nous avons lancé cette collecte de fonds pour aider à couvrir les frais d’épicerie, de repas et de subsistance pendant que Charles n’est pas en mesure de travailler. S’il vous plaît, partagez ce lien et aidez comme vous le pouvez.