Support Johanna's Brain Surgery and Side Expenses

  • S
40 donors
0% complete

$3,130 raised of $10K

Support Johanna's Brain Surgery and Side Expenses

My daughter Johanna has had partial seizures since she was seven years old. About 14 years ago, we went to UCLA and they were going to do brain surgery to cut the seizures out. When the doctors came back in and told us what the outcome might be if they cut the seizures out, we decided not do it because Johanna did not feel comfortable with what the outcome might be. So, Johanna has just dealt with the seizures and the medications that were meant to control them, but it would not always work. A couple years ago, the doctors in Las Vegas, NV, had to put Johanna in to a medically induced coma to stop the seizures since they had gotten worse. When Johanna came out of the coma, they got her on some new medications and then she was not having them as much. A couple months ago, Johanna started having seizures again where she was having between 8 to 15 a day. My other daughter Crystal was talking to her seizure doctor and they were trying to get a referral to see the epilepsy clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My daughter Crystal got her an appointment that was supposed to be on the 19th of January 2021. My daughter had to cancel the appointment because Johanna got admitted into the hospital in Watford City, ND. On January 13th 2021, Johanna was admitted to the hospital because the seizures were 1-3 minutes apart. They ended up life-flighting Johanna to Fargo, ND. The hospital in Fargo put Johanna into a medically induced coma to try and slow the seizures down because they were so bad. Johanna seized for over 16 hours straight before they could get her into the coma with the amount of medication they had to give her. Johanna woke up from the coma on January 19th. She was really weak and somewhat confused. They did a MRI and it showed there was no new brain damage. It only showed the damage that was already there from the seizures. On Friday, January 22nd, Fargo contacted Minnesota and they said to make an appointment with them and take her there for it. On  Friday the 22nd, Johanna had a really bad seizure that lasted for 40 minutes before they could get it stopped. On the evening of Saturday, January 23rd, Johanna had another bad seizure that was 25 minutes long. As of today, January 24th, Johanna has had between 4-8 more seizures. We are going to Minneapolis on Monday or Tuesday for Johanna to have the brain surgery. The doctors in Fargo will call Minneapolis on Monday to see when they can life-flight Johanna there. My daughter has endured more pain with these seizures than any one person should have to go through, so Johanna has decided to go through the surgery because the pain is unbearable. While Johanna's medical insurance is paying for the appointment and stay in the hospital, we have no more information on the surgery itself. We are asking for any help and all the prayers anyone can offer. It would be greatly appreciated for our Johanna and our family. The money would be going to pay for at minimum, the hotel stay I would need in order to be there with her as the hospital cannot allow me to stay with her due to COVID. It would also go towards gas to go back and forth to the hotel and as well as food while I am there. It would also cover any medical expenses that may happen to arise. We have already had to pay for a two week stay at a hotel in Fargo, ND, and it would be appreciated to have any help we can receive to pay for the expenses in Minnesota and any other expenses that may arise to support Johanna. Anything helps and would be greatly appreciated.

Organizer

Teresa Szirbik
Organizer
Las Vegas, NV
  • Medical
  • Donation protected

Your easy, powerful, and trusted home for help

  • Easy

    Donate quickly and easily

  • Powerful

    Send help right to the people and causes you care about

  • Trusted

    Your donation is protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee