On Friday, September 25, Terry went in for massive 8-hour neurosurgery. His medical team estimated an upwards trajectory of healing post-surgery and a full recovery within three months. While Terry, Maggie, Nate, and Mike understood the surgery's complexity, they never expected just how complicated, heartbreaking, and long recovery would be. 


The reality is Terry is a complex neurology patient with extensive and complex needs. Maggie recently shared, "Our reality has been a difficult one, and that is an understatement. Dad cannot walk, use a toilet, and is still on a g-tube for feedings. Dad struggles with being cognitively coherent every moment of every day. Dad is still, only briefly ever with us. Dad is a Traumatic Brain Injury Patient with significant impairments." 


Maggie, Nate, and Mike are doing their best to find a rehab facility that meets Terry's complex neurological needs. They methodically work through a list of Neurorehabilitation facilities and continue to receive rejections due to Terry's complex medical conditions or the facility not being in the network for his insurance. 


There are so few options and many unknowns in Terry's future right now. The limited options come with significant expense and sacrifice. Although Terry has health insurance, it's proving to be a barrier to his recovery. His insurance continues to provide obstacles in his treatment options and will not cover all of his medical expenses. Expenses continue to accumulate, and options dwindle while the family desperately searches for alternatives.


Funds raised will be used to cover an anticipated stay at a long-term neurological rehabilitation facility, any related medical costs, and the potential for temporary housing for a family member.


As treatment centers' options continue to dwindle, Maggie, Nate, and Mike continue to widen their search. They are weary, hopeful, and are seeking a miracle for their father. They are fierce advocates and love Terry dearly. Chances are, if you are here, you do too. Terry and his family need our help because the dad and papa they know and love needs assistance beyond what they ever could have imagined.  Over the years, they've supported so many of us near and far. Now it's time for us to show up and support them.


Please consider donating to this fund, so Terry's family doesn't have to bear the brunt of medical care and rehabilitation costs.