Ali Gabrielli's Brain Surgery Fund
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On May 31st 2016, Ali Gabrielli suffered from a stroke while in Brazil with her husband Daniel. A very rare, cavernous malformation in her brain stem, the area responsible for your motor skills and communication between your brain and body, had partially ruptured, leaving her temporarily blind in one eye and in and out of consciousness for a week.
Over the last two months, Ali has had to do daily psychical therapy to regain her balance, vision, speech and full range of motion on her left side. After a visit to San Francisco and specialists at UCSF, Ali was told the malformation needed to be removed.
On Monday, August 8th, Ali underwent an 8 hour brain surgery to remove the cavernous malformation. I'm happy to say the doctors successfully removed it. Though currently blind in her left, with minimal speech and movement, her husband has reported that the doctors are impressed by the great progress she's made in a short period of time.
If you know Ali, she's the life of the party, will drop everything to help a sister out and always, without fail has a beautiful smile on her face. She's a thoughtful, loving and adventurous soul. Her strength and resilience throughout what some would consider a nightmare is truly inspiring.
Ali has a long road to recovery ahead of her and I'm confident she'll be back to herself in no time. She's never been one to ask for help in times of need so I'm doing it for her. Today is her birthday and there's no better gift to give her! Please join me in alleviating some of her and Daniel's financial stress to cover a portion of her medical bills. Big or small, any amount will help keep her smiling.
Thank you so much for your generosity, I know it means the world to Ali!
xo Erika
Over the last two months, Ali has had to do daily psychical therapy to regain her balance, vision, speech and full range of motion on her left side. After a visit to San Francisco and specialists at UCSF, Ali was told the malformation needed to be removed.
On Monday, August 8th, Ali underwent an 8 hour brain surgery to remove the cavernous malformation. I'm happy to say the doctors successfully removed it. Though currently blind in her left, with minimal speech and movement, her husband has reported that the doctors are impressed by the great progress she's made in a short period of time.
If you know Ali, she's the life of the party, will drop everything to help a sister out and always, without fail has a beautiful smile on her face. She's a thoughtful, loving and adventurous soul. Her strength and resilience throughout what some would consider a nightmare is truly inspiring.
Ali has a long road to recovery ahead of her and I'm confident she'll be back to herself in no time. She's never been one to ask for help in times of need so I'm doing it for her. Today is her birthday and there's no better gift to give her! Please join me in alleviating some of her and Daniel's financial stress to cover a portion of her medical bills. Big or small, any amount will help keep her smiling.
Thank you so much for your generosity, I know it means the world to Ali!
xo Erika
Organizer and beneficiary
Erika Brickley
Organizer
San Francisco, CA
Alexandra Gabrielli
Beneficiary
