On Tuesday July 24th around 10:30pm my mom was complaining about not feeling good. She then told my brother Max that her left side was numb. After instructed to call the ambulance he never left my moms side. Being only 14 this can be quite scary. During the ambulance ride, she got sick and had multiple seizures. It was determined she had a brain bleed on the ride side. Upon arriving at St. Mary’s in Livonia, she was rushed into a procedure that would stop the initial bleeding, and a drainage tube was put in. After, she was placed into a medically induced coma.
Wednesday, July 25th around 1pm she was transferred to DMC Harper into the ICU. This is where her neurosurgeon and his team are based out of. Still in a coma, we were able to feel her squeeze our hands with her right hand. No movement on the left side.
After tests, scans, and procedures, on Thursday the 26th around 6pm it was determined she would need brain surgery.
Friday morning she was prepped and ready for her AVM resection right side craniotomy. The process started at about 8am. Expected to go until 2, we were informed they were closing around 3:30. She was back in her room around 6. The surgeon was successful in removing the AVM.
Since being back in the ICU, she has been taken off her sedation slowly. She has opened her eyes a few times, small movement here and there.
Wendy has a long road ahead of her. She will have physical therapy for overall motion strength but more intense therapy for her left side. She will be in hospital care in the ICU for at least 3 days, then moved to standard care for continued monitoring.
There have been no signs of this becoming a reality. My mom is one of the healthiest women, no family history of anything pertaining to this. She could have been living with this her whole life.
During this time, her long term disability pay gets cut down to a percentage of her actual pay. My dad (Patrick) has to find a way to make everything work. Her medical bills from the first hospital will start coming in before she can probably even walk on her own. They need any help that anyone is willing to provide.
Thank you for all the love and support.
Wednesday, July 25th around 1pm she was transferred to DMC Harper into the ICU. This is where her neurosurgeon and his team are based out of. Still in a coma, we were able to feel her squeeze our hands with her right hand. No movement on the left side.
After tests, scans, and procedures, on Thursday the 26th around 6pm it was determined she would need brain surgery.
Friday morning she was prepped and ready for her AVM resection right side craniotomy. The process started at about 8am. Expected to go until 2, we were informed they were closing around 3:30. She was back in her room around 6. The surgeon was successful in removing the AVM.
Since being back in the ICU, she has been taken off her sedation slowly. She has opened her eyes a few times, small movement here and there.
Wendy has a long road ahead of her. She will have physical therapy for overall motion strength but more intense therapy for her left side. She will be in hospital care in the ICU for at least 3 days, then moved to standard care for continued monitoring.
There have been no signs of this becoming a reality. My mom is one of the healthiest women, no family history of anything pertaining to this. She could have been living with this her whole life.
During this time, her long term disability pay gets cut down to a percentage of her actual pay. My dad (Patrick) has to find a way to make everything work. Her medical bills from the first hospital will start coming in before she can probably even walk on her own. They need any help that anyone is willing to provide.
Thank you for all the love and support.
Organizer and beneficiary
Patrick Distelrath
Beneficiary