Shelley's Mobility Campaign
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Hi - My name is Ellen Steinbrecher, I met Shelley a few years ago at a networking function and we became fast friends. You may have heard that Shelley and her family suffered a shocking tragedy on September 1st. I am asking for your help for Shelley and her family.
At the start of the Labor Day weekend, Shelley fell down a flight of stairs in her home while sleepwalking. She suffered 4 broken vertebrae, 3 broken ribs, a compressed spinal cord, a ruptured spleen, a broken wrist, and other assorted injuries.
She underwent three surgeries and spent 11 days in the ICU. She was then transferred to the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab formerly The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where she has been since September 11th and is expected to remain until mid-November. In addition to continuing to heal, she is learning wheelchair use and relearning basic skills, such as dressing, sitting up and some basic movements in and out of the chair.
The reality is, Shelley is now a paraplegic and wheelchair bound indefinitely. While we are hopeful that she regains feeling and use of the lower two-thirds of her body, there is no guarantee and recovery could take years.
To make her home wheelchair accessible, significant modifications are required costing in excess of $100,000. Additionally, Shelley will need nursing support upon her return home from rehabilitation. Both expenses are not covered by insurance.
Shelley, her husband Rob and eight-year-old daughter Lexie have many challenges ahead of them. While Shelley is extremely strong-willed and facing this with her typical determination, she needs our support both emotionally and financially.
I am asking you to please contribute to a fund for Shelley and her family to help offset these unexpected expenses. Please also share this with any friends and colleagues ……remember, but for the grace of God there go I.
Thank you so much, Ellen
At the start of the Labor Day weekend, Shelley fell down a flight of stairs in her home while sleepwalking. She suffered 4 broken vertebrae, 3 broken ribs, a compressed spinal cord, a ruptured spleen, a broken wrist, and other assorted injuries.
She underwent three surgeries and spent 11 days in the ICU. She was then transferred to the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab formerly The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where she has been since September 11th and is expected to remain until mid-November. In addition to continuing to heal, she is learning wheelchair use and relearning basic skills, such as dressing, sitting up and some basic movements in and out of the chair.
The reality is, Shelley is now a paraplegic and wheelchair bound indefinitely. While we are hopeful that she regains feeling and use of the lower two-thirds of her body, there is no guarantee and recovery could take years.
To make her home wheelchair accessible, significant modifications are required costing in excess of $100,000. Additionally, Shelley will need nursing support upon her return home from rehabilitation. Both expenses are not covered by insurance.
Shelley, her husband Rob and eight-year-old daughter Lexie have many challenges ahead of them. While Shelley is extremely strong-willed and facing this with her typical determination, she needs our support both emotionally and financially.
I am asking you to please contribute to a fund for Shelley and her family to help offset these unexpected expenses. Please also share this with any friends and colleagues ……remember, but for the grace of God there go I.
Thank you so much, Ellen
Organizer and beneficiary
Ellen Steinbrecher
Organizer
Chicago, IL
Shelley Hayes
Beneficiary