Stephanie Schroeder Miracle Fund
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Stephanie Schroeder's Family
Husband: Dave Schroeder
Father: Keith Wright
Mother: Phyllis Virgo (Stepfather - Jerry Virgo)
Sister: Diane Wolford (Brother-in-law Dave Wolford)
Twin Sister: Susan Larence (Brother -in-law: Alex Larence)
Brother: Kevin Wright (Sister-in-law Shelly Wright)
As many of you know, my younger sister, Stephanie Schroeder, has been battling Covid-19 and its long term effects for the last 5 months.
For those who may not know her Covid journey thus far, I have provided a brief summary of the medical events and milestones achieved. I apologize for the length. This is the abbreviated version.
October 9th, Stephanie tested positive for COVID-19. Over the next few days, her lung capacity decreased greatly and she found it harder and harder to breathe.
October 14th, she was taken by ambulance to the hospital and was admitted.
October 18th, she was moved into ICU.
October 22nd, Stephanie was placed on a ventilator where her condition continued to deteriorate. It was decided she would need to be transferred to a larger hospital if she were to survive. She was going to be taken by medical transport; however, due to her deteriorating condition she had to be life flighted to the larger hospital in Atlanta.
October 24, she suffered a cardiac arrest and was down 19 minutes. After she was revived, she was put on cooling therapy and a paralytic to try to allow her body/brain time to heal. We were blessed she did not suffer any cognitive damage.
November 2, The medical staff identified blood clots in both legs and put her on a blood thinner.
November 3, Stephanie suffered a second cardiac arrest due to a pulmonary embolism. She was down around 45 minutes and her left lung collapsed from the chest compressions. At this point, both of her lungs were leaking oxygen and she suffered multiple organ failure. She was on dialysis until the second week of December. After the November 3 cardiac arrest, due to the damage to Stephanie's lungs, her doctor believed her lungs were beyond repair. The only hope for any chance for survival would be a double lung transplant -- unfortunately due to COVID and her multiple organ failure, no hospital was willing to accept her for a lung transplant.
Dave was advised by her doctor that 0% of the patients in her condition survive. Our family and prayer warriors across the country were not about to accept that news and prayed for a Miracle. GOD answered our prayers!
November 13th, Stephanie had a tracheostomy installed (and had the breathing tube removed from her mouth -- finally!).
After running more tests; no major brain damage was detected after her 2nd cardiac arrest- Praise God!!
November 26th, our family saw Stephanie begin to wake from her medically induced coma. We had a lot to be Thankful for on Thanksgiving. Our GOD IS A GOD OF MIRACLES!
December 2, Stephanie was released from the ICU and transferred to a Long-Term Acute Care facility. We saw this as a huge positive step, and were thankful for the progress she had made (and the healing God had worked in her). Unfortunately, the care in the LTAC facility was woefully inadequate -- and not at all what we had expected.
December 10th, she was diagnosed with double pneumonia, as the facility did not turn her in her bed, and she was unable to turn herself. It was during the month of December that visitors were no longer allowed to visit patients. This is when we saw a decline in her mood, as a result of the inadequate patient care.
Milestones during her stay in the LTAC facility included: end of dialysis as kidney function and blood sugar returned to normal, she began eating soft foods, and she was weaned off the ventilator, having her trache removed and was able to breathe with only a cannula and then ultimately room air.
December 31, Stephanie was moved to her 4th facility, a rehab facility, where she would build up her strength as she was unable to stand or walk due to the amount of time she was bedridden. This last facility never received her medical records from the first 2 hospitals nor did they care to learn about her Covid Journey during the most critical weeks.
January 5, Stephanie began PT and OT; however, she became sick during every PT/OT session every day. The facility advised her it was all in her head and she needed to make herself stop getting sick. Stephanie used every opportunity to educate the staff of all her body had gone through and that the rigorous therapy sessions may be the reason she was becoming light headed and vomiting. Unfortunately, this facility typically handled TBI (traumatic brain injury) patients and used a single approach in regards to PT and OT for all patients regardless of why they were at the facility.
January 20, Stephanie was discharged to go home; despite not reaching the goals the facility outlined with her when she first arrived (to stand and walk). Although Stephanie was estatic to go home; Dave was a little worried. Looking back now, her leaving was the best thing for her as she was suffering from daily panic attacks and became severely depressed.
Her husband Dave, made arrangements so she could be cared for at home ( a hospital bed was purchased, home health care was arranged as well as at home physical /occupational therapy. Once home, the panic attacks stopped and her mood greatly improved. God had a plan!
Stephanie has been home for 2 months! Praise God! Below are some of her bigger Milestones achieved:
February 14, stephanie was able to stand (the last time she was able to stand on her own was 10/14/20)
February 28, she walked 25 ft. with a walker. PRAISE GOD!
March 11, Stephanie walked 100 ft with her walker and was experimenting walking to her wheelchair without any assistance (human or walker- about 8 ft.)
March 13, Stephanie "assembled dinner" using the microwave to heat up food. Several days later she was demoted from using the microwave to cook bacon as she dropped a hot plate of grease on her bare legs.
March 15, Stephanie has her first field trip to any store since her hospitalization on 10/14. She was able to manuever through the grocery store by herself!
Stephanie has always had a heart for giving back and enjoys fundraising for causes she has developed a passion for over the years. Between her church family and her employment; she has been afforded opportunities to oversee fundraising efforts for various causes.
Stephanie still has a long road ahead of her as she is what they call a "long hauler". She continues to work hard; but still has lingering symptoms. She still has trouble breathing, numbness and tingling in her hands and feet, inflammation in her joints, a nagging cough, and she goes to a wound clinic weekly to heal bed sores from 5 months ago. She has gone through 2 rounds of Cipro to kills the MRSA in the wound.
On 3/18 she learned needs to have a minor surgery on her upper lip to have a lot of scar tissue removed that was caused from the ventilator tube rubbing against her lip for so many weeks. Currently; the swelling from the scar tissue is turning her upper lip under and swells up when she completes her breathing therapy on the spirometer.
If you have heard anything about long haulers; you know that not much is known as to why some patients suffer after they test negative for the virus while others experience no problems. First and foremost, she needs our continued prayers. We truly believe she is a miracle and coincidentally, when she left the larger hospital in Atlanta, the staff advised us that Stephanie is their miracle case for 2020.
As you can imagine, the cost for her healthcare is pretty substantial given she was in 4 different facilities for 99 days and was life flighted to one of those facilities. She continues to see multiple providers weekly. Last I checked, the total cost thus far for her medical care was over $2 million.
Although they are blessed to have health insurance to take care of the majority of the costs, it doesn't cover everything. Stephanie and Dave could also use some financial assistance. We are seeking donations to assist Stephanie and Dave Schroeder.
This money would be used toward: costs not covered at all by insurance (Home health care, durable medical supplies, amubulatoy transportation costs) as well as their portion of bills after insurance has been applied, costs associated with the medications she now needs to take as a result of contracting Covid and any future medical bills that may arise on her road to recovery.
Please donate what you may feel called to give and please share this site with others who may be be inclined to help with the Stephanie Schroeder Miracle.
God Bless and thank you all on behalf of Stephanie and Dave!
Pictures: 1) The yellow prayer blanket on Stephanie was made by a coworker of Tracy O'Connor Frick (Tracy is Stephanie's cousin) 2) Picture of Stephanie and Dave's dog Maverick who was very excited to see "mom" was home for good after 3+ months 3) The prayer quilt was made by the United Methodist Church in Dacula, GA quilting group. One of their members (Susan Gulden) is the next door neighbor of Stephanie's twin sister.
Husband: Dave Schroeder
Father: Keith Wright
Mother: Phyllis Virgo (Stepfather - Jerry Virgo)
Sister: Diane Wolford (Brother-in-law Dave Wolford)
Twin Sister: Susan Larence (Brother -in-law: Alex Larence)
Brother: Kevin Wright (Sister-in-law Shelly Wright)
As many of you know, my younger sister, Stephanie Schroeder, has been battling Covid-19 and its long term effects for the last 5 months.
For those who may not know her Covid journey thus far, I have provided a brief summary of the medical events and milestones achieved. I apologize for the length. This is the abbreviated version.
October 9th, Stephanie tested positive for COVID-19. Over the next few days, her lung capacity decreased greatly and she found it harder and harder to breathe.
October 14th, she was taken by ambulance to the hospital and was admitted.
October 18th, she was moved into ICU.
October 22nd, Stephanie was placed on a ventilator where her condition continued to deteriorate. It was decided she would need to be transferred to a larger hospital if she were to survive. She was going to be taken by medical transport; however, due to her deteriorating condition she had to be life flighted to the larger hospital in Atlanta.
October 24, she suffered a cardiac arrest and was down 19 minutes. After she was revived, she was put on cooling therapy and a paralytic to try to allow her body/brain time to heal. We were blessed she did not suffer any cognitive damage.
November 2, The medical staff identified blood clots in both legs and put her on a blood thinner.
November 3, Stephanie suffered a second cardiac arrest due to a pulmonary embolism. She was down around 45 minutes and her left lung collapsed from the chest compressions. At this point, both of her lungs were leaking oxygen and she suffered multiple organ failure. She was on dialysis until the second week of December. After the November 3 cardiac arrest, due to the damage to Stephanie's lungs, her doctor believed her lungs were beyond repair. The only hope for any chance for survival would be a double lung transplant -- unfortunately due to COVID and her multiple organ failure, no hospital was willing to accept her for a lung transplant.
Dave was advised by her doctor that 0% of the patients in her condition survive. Our family and prayer warriors across the country were not about to accept that news and prayed for a Miracle. GOD answered our prayers!
November 13th, Stephanie had a tracheostomy installed (and had the breathing tube removed from her mouth -- finally!).
After running more tests; no major brain damage was detected after her 2nd cardiac arrest- Praise God!!
November 26th, our family saw Stephanie begin to wake from her medically induced coma. We had a lot to be Thankful for on Thanksgiving. Our GOD IS A GOD OF MIRACLES!
December 2, Stephanie was released from the ICU and transferred to a Long-Term Acute Care facility. We saw this as a huge positive step, and were thankful for the progress she had made (and the healing God had worked in her). Unfortunately, the care in the LTAC facility was woefully inadequate -- and not at all what we had expected.
December 10th, she was diagnosed with double pneumonia, as the facility did not turn her in her bed, and she was unable to turn herself. It was during the month of December that visitors were no longer allowed to visit patients. This is when we saw a decline in her mood, as a result of the inadequate patient care.
Milestones during her stay in the LTAC facility included: end of dialysis as kidney function and blood sugar returned to normal, she began eating soft foods, and she was weaned off the ventilator, having her trache removed and was able to breathe with only a cannula and then ultimately room air.
December 31, Stephanie was moved to her 4th facility, a rehab facility, where she would build up her strength as she was unable to stand or walk due to the amount of time she was bedridden. This last facility never received her medical records from the first 2 hospitals nor did they care to learn about her Covid Journey during the most critical weeks.
January 5, Stephanie began PT and OT; however, she became sick during every PT/OT session every day. The facility advised her it was all in her head and she needed to make herself stop getting sick. Stephanie used every opportunity to educate the staff of all her body had gone through and that the rigorous therapy sessions may be the reason she was becoming light headed and vomiting. Unfortunately, this facility typically handled TBI (traumatic brain injury) patients and used a single approach in regards to PT and OT for all patients regardless of why they were at the facility.
January 20, Stephanie was discharged to go home; despite not reaching the goals the facility outlined with her when she first arrived (to stand and walk). Although Stephanie was estatic to go home; Dave was a little worried. Looking back now, her leaving was the best thing for her as she was suffering from daily panic attacks and became severely depressed.
Her husband Dave, made arrangements so she could be cared for at home ( a hospital bed was purchased, home health care was arranged as well as at home physical /occupational therapy. Once home, the panic attacks stopped and her mood greatly improved. God had a plan!
Stephanie has been home for 2 months! Praise God! Below are some of her bigger Milestones achieved:
February 14, stephanie was able to stand (the last time she was able to stand on her own was 10/14/20)
February 28, she walked 25 ft. with a walker. PRAISE GOD!
March 11, Stephanie walked 100 ft with her walker and was experimenting walking to her wheelchair without any assistance (human or walker- about 8 ft.)
March 13, Stephanie "assembled dinner" using the microwave to heat up food. Several days later she was demoted from using the microwave to cook bacon as she dropped a hot plate of grease on her bare legs.
March 15, Stephanie has her first field trip to any store since her hospitalization on 10/14. She was able to manuever through the grocery store by herself!
Stephanie has always had a heart for giving back and enjoys fundraising for causes she has developed a passion for over the years. Between her church family and her employment; she has been afforded opportunities to oversee fundraising efforts for various causes.
Stephanie still has a long road ahead of her as she is what they call a "long hauler". She continues to work hard; but still has lingering symptoms. She still has trouble breathing, numbness and tingling in her hands and feet, inflammation in her joints, a nagging cough, and she goes to a wound clinic weekly to heal bed sores from 5 months ago. She has gone through 2 rounds of Cipro to kills the MRSA in the wound.
On 3/18 she learned needs to have a minor surgery on her upper lip to have a lot of scar tissue removed that was caused from the ventilator tube rubbing against her lip for so many weeks. Currently; the swelling from the scar tissue is turning her upper lip under and swells up when she completes her breathing therapy on the spirometer.
If you have heard anything about long haulers; you know that not much is known as to why some patients suffer after they test negative for the virus while others experience no problems. First and foremost, she needs our continued prayers. We truly believe she is a miracle and coincidentally, when she left the larger hospital in Atlanta, the staff advised us that Stephanie is their miracle case for 2020.
As you can imagine, the cost for her healthcare is pretty substantial given she was in 4 different facilities for 99 days and was life flighted to one of those facilities. She continues to see multiple providers weekly. Last I checked, the total cost thus far for her medical care was over $2 million.
Although they are blessed to have health insurance to take care of the majority of the costs, it doesn't cover everything. Stephanie and Dave could also use some financial assistance. We are seeking donations to assist Stephanie and Dave Schroeder.
This money would be used toward: costs not covered at all by insurance (Home health care, durable medical supplies, amubulatoy transportation costs) as well as their portion of bills after insurance has been applied, costs associated with the medications she now needs to take as a result of contracting Covid and any future medical bills that may arise on her road to recovery.
Please donate what you may feel called to give and please share this site with others who may be be inclined to help with the Stephanie Schroeder Miracle.
God Bless and thank you all on behalf of Stephanie and Dave!
Pictures: 1) The yellow prayer blanket on Stephanie was made by a coworker of Tracy O'Connor Frick (Tracy is Stephanie's cousin) 2) Picture of Stephanie and Dave's dog Maverick who was very excited to see "mom" was home for good after 3+ months 3) The prayer quilt was made by the United Methodist Church in Dacula, GA quilting group. One of their members (Susan Gulden) is the next door neighbor of Stephanie's twin sister.
Organizer and beneficiary
Kevin Wright
Organizer
Beaumont, CA
Stephanie Scheoder
Beneficiary
