Stroke Rehab for Jacquie Marumoto

Dear Friends & Family of Jacquie Marumoto,

As most of you know, a little over a year ago in February of 2017 Jacquie suffered a massive, debilitating hemorrhagic stroke. Those early days and weeks were very medically challenging and it was unclear how or IF Jacquie would ultimately recover. After 6 arduous weeks of fighting for her life in the Yale Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Jacquie was transitioned to Gaylord Rehabilitation for 4 months of intensive therapies where she made significant progress towards gaining independence: improvement in swallowing, feeding, speech therapy etc.. Following this challenging therapeutic rehab experience she was discharged to a rehab center in Fairfield.

Jacquie returned home eight months ago. While she has continued to progress, recovery is slower and it is unclear how complete the recovery will be. She is still in a wheelchair and fully dependent on her husband, Larry, sister in-law, Jill, family from California, and many other care providers. Life at home has it’s own set of challenges from the vantage point of a wheelchair: narrow interior doorways, lack of a wheelchair accessible ramp for entering & exiting the home, and limited access to the kitchen only to name a few.


Before her stroke Jacquie had an 11 year career with Oracle most recently serving as Senior Director in the health sciences group. She took a very active role in raising their daughter, Avery now 10. Accompanying Avery to her activities, birthday events, and school commitments was something Jacquie always took pride in doing. She enjoyed Yoga classes and was an avid golfer. In short, she was like all of us: multidimensional and enjoying a full work, family, and recreational life.

Recently Jacquie was admitted into an outpatient program in Norwalk. However, upon starting the out-patient program her home health aide support was cut off. Now, Larry and young Avery must be responsible for attending to all her daily living needs. This understandably has resulted in an inability for Larry to resume full employment, which in turn has amplified the healthcare cost burden on the family.

A prideful man, Larry has resisted overtures for financial help for many months. He chose to draw down the family's savings rather than ask for help. Unfortunately, the costs have now become overwhelming. Jacquie’s projected healthcare costs for the next two years are projected to be over $100k - Insurance, deductibles, therapy equipment, home modifications needed for wheelchair accessibility ….. the list of financial demands is nearly endless !

We are fortunate to live in an affluent community, and most of us are lucky enough to have successful careers. Until two years ago, Jacquie and Larry were as fortunate as we are. It is sobering and sad to realize how quickly this can be lost, and how precarious our seemingly stable lives can actually be.


While Jacquie has made significant progress and now is, in very general terms, able to:

-- speak -- though volume, word recall, and breath control are still issues
-- walk using a walker with assistance
-- sit upright and maintain balance with some prompting
-- transfer from a wheelchair to bed and more with assistance
-- accomplish most ADLs (activities of daily living) at a wheelchair level with minimal assistance


Please join us in our goal to ease their burden. We are starting this “Go Fund Me” page in an effort to raise  $100K to help support our friends in need. With our help, Jacquie can continue to progress with her rehab and her home can be made more comfortable and accessible. Our small contributions will go a long way, and Jacquie (and Larry) will be eternally grateful for your generosity of spirit.


With love & gratitude, 

Team Jacquie
Cindy Reejhsinghani, Jill Perlstein, & Sabrina Maurer