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Saundra, an active mother of a pair of young girls, collapsed at our daughter’s elementary school on the morning of March 8th. Over the next day, she would suffer several strokes that left her barely breathing. Fate intervened; two emergency procedures saved her. For the past 6 months, she’s worked to go from an ICU, to the regular hospital, to skilled nursing, to an acute rehabilitation facility, to in-home therapy, and she now does out-patient therapy five times a week–all this and still smiling.
Our local doctors believe her strokes were caused by the rare disease FMD (“fibromuscular dysplasia” for the techies out there), which weakens the arteries of women between 30-50. To date, our beloved friend has made amazing progress to be there for her daughters once more–but so far, only the stroke has been treated, not the FMD that still threatens her. To deal with that, we’ve decided to take Saundra to the Cleveland Clinic’s FMD Treatment Center next month (over 2,000 miles away), in what he believes will be the first of many trips so that she (and then our two daughters; as FMD may be hereditary) can work toward a happier future.
Thus far, Bill’s taken a 4-month leave (as a freelancer, he gets paid only when he works) to care for Saundra and the girls–who’ve both had a crash course in growing up–taking on a raft of new household chores as Bill prepares to return to full-time work. His earnings can keep paying for their basic needs, of course, but not the extra care Saundra needs when he returns to full-time work, not the ongoing rehabilitation her stroke demands (insurance has just reached its limit), and certainly not for the FMD treatment that awaits.
For Saundra, re-learning to walk has been made possible one small step at a time, and that’s how we believe big things become possible. Our hearts are wide open to your prayers, your well wishes and, should you be able to contribute, your donation, no matter its size. Saundra, Bill, and the girls send you back their gratitude and their love–the healing miracle that sustains them all daily.
Fundraising Goal: $150,000.
What your donation will help make possible:
1. In-Home caregiver/companion for Saundra while Bill is traveling. Insurance will not pay for this costly and necessary help.
2. Travel to and stays in Cleveland so Saundra can be assessed and treated. Insurance will not pay for travel cost. We’re determining how much insurance will cover (if any).
3. We’re working with a local board-certified neurologist who specializes in TBI and stroke recovery. This is not covered by insurance and is more than $1K per visit.
4. Ongoing physical, speech, and occupational therapy (the maximum number of sessions under insurance has run out). She needs therapy 5X per week at least through December, and maybe for another 7-months (according to one therapist).
Upate from our March 10, 2019 Request:
We used the $14,480 to pay medical bills (deductibles, co-pays, and out-of-pocked expenses), to retrofit our home (with handrails, bathroom/shower modifications), and for medical supplies (walkers, a wheelchair, and rehabilitation tools and books). Thank you for the help!
Prayer warriors, and if praying isn’t your thing, healing thoughts needed, please. Friday morning, Saundra Hinsley collapsed at her daughter’s school and had to be taken to the hospital. It was an absolute MIRACLE that she was where she was when she was, as the EMTs took her to the Swedish Cherry Hill Hospital, which is only 10 minutes away. Her CT scan showed a clot in her basilar artery (in the back of her neck, going into her skull). They performed a mechanical thrombectomy to remove the clot and moved her to the Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU). When she woke up, her first words were “I love you” to Bill, then she focused on making sure her two daughters were OK and that their BWWS school, volleyball, and Girl Scout logistics had been taken care of. She also asked Bill to share an update with her YLEO friends. While she looked good for a short time, the blood clot reformed, and she required a second mechanical thrombectomy to remove it. From what we know, it is unique to require two of these procedures within 24 hours. Sometime during they day she experience a stroke (or strokes) in her brain. We are still in the NCCU and she is in the process of coming off sedatives, focusing on small improvements to her condition. The goal is to look for hour-by-hour and day-by-day improvements to her condition. These next few days will be critical – and the next few weeks and months will be where the hard work begins. Please pray that she makes short-term improvements, so that we can eventually look at long-term needs and milestones. Please pray that there is not significant damage. Please pray that what caused this is fixable. Please pray for a miracle.
Our local doctors believe her strokes were caused by the rare disease FMD (“fibromuscular dysplasia” for the techies out there), which weakens the arteries of women between 30-50. To date, our beloved friend has made amazing progress to be there for her daughters once more–but so far, only the stroke has been treated, not the FMD that still threatens her. To deal with that, we’ve decided to take Saundra to the Cleveland Clinic’s FMD Treatment Center next month (over 2,000 miles away), in what he believes will be the first of many trips so that she (and then our two daughters; as FMD may be hereditary) can work toward a happier future.
Thus far, Bill’s taken a 4-month leave (as a freelancer, he gets paid only when he works) to care for Saundra and the girls–who’ve both had a crash course in growing up–taking on a raft of new household chores as Bill prepares to return to full-time work. His earnings can keep paying for their basic needs, of course, but not the extra care Saundra needs when he returns to full-time work, not the ongoing rehabilitation her stroke demands (insurance has just reached its limit), and certainly not for the FMD treatment that awaits.
For Saundra, re-learning to walk has been made possible one small step at a time, and that’s how we believe big things become possible. Our hearts are wide open to your prayers, your well wishes and, should you be able to contribute, your donation, no matter its size. Saundra, Bill, and the girls send you back their gratitude and their love–the healing miracle that sustains them all daily.
Fundraising Goal: $150,000.
What your donation will help make possible:
1. In-Home caregiver/companion for Saundra while Bill is traveling. Insurance will not pay for this costly and necessary help.
2. Travel to and stays in Cleveland so Saundra can be assessed and treated. Insurance will not pay for travel cost. We’re determining how much insurance will cover (if any).
3. We’re working with a local board-certified neurologist who specializes in TBI and stroke recovery. This is not covered by insurance and is more than $1K per visit.
4. Ongoing physical, speech, and occupational therapy (the maximum number of sessions under insurance has run out). She needs therapy 5X per week at least through December, and maybe for another 7-months (according to one therapist).
Upate from our March 10, 2019 Request:
We used the $14,480 to pay medical bills (deductibles, co-pays, and out-of-pocked expenses), to retrofit our home (with handrails, bathroom/shower modifications), and for medical supplies (walkers, a wheelchair, and rehabilitation tools and books). Thank you for the help!
Prayer warriors, and if praying isn’t your thing, healing thoughts needed, please. Friday morning, Saundra Hinsley collapsed at her daughter’s school and had to be taken to the hospital. It was an absolute MIRACLE that she was where she was when she was, as the EMTs took her to the Swedish Cherry Hill Hospital, which is only 10 minutes away. Her CT scan showed a clot in her basilar artery (in the back of her neck, going into her skull). They performed a mechanical thrombectomy to remove the clot and moved her to the Neuro Critical Care Unit (NCCU). When she woke up, her first words were “I love you” to Bill, then she focused on making sure her two daughters were OK and that their BWWS school, volleyball, and Girl Scout logistics had been taken care of. She also asked Bill to share an update with her YLEO friends. While she looked good for a short time, the blood clot reformed, and she required a second mechanical thrombectomy to remove it. From what we know, it is unique to require two of these procedures within 24 hours. Sometime during they day she experience a stroke (or strokes) in her brain. We are still in the NCCU and she is in the process of coming off sedatives, focusing on small improvements to her condition. The goal is to look for hour-by-hour and day-by-day improvements to her condition. These next few days will be critical – and the next few weeks and months will be where the hard work begins. Please pray that she makes short-term improvements, so that we can eventually look at long-term needs and milestones. Please pray that there is not significant damage. Please pray that what caused this is fixable. Please pray for a miracle.
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Saundra McLaughlin Hinsley
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Seattle, WA