For The Past 7 Years She’s Suffered From Seizures And Strokes Yet Fought To Get Better When Doctors Never Thought She Would: Now Her Sweet Son Is Trying To Make Sure She Can Regain Her Independence
Chicago, Illinois. Shawn Blond is a young man living in Chicago whose mom Susan has suffered from seizures and strokes for the past 7 years now.
It was back in 2014 that Susan had her very first seizure, and it left her with such terrible brain damage that the neurologists that saw her truly never believed that she would be able to talk or walk for the rest of her life.
Susan was able to make major strides in rehab though, and she worked her heart out to beat the odds and get better, which she successfully did.
She ultimately was able to go home due to the immense progress that she made, but only a year after her first seizure, she suffered from a second one that had her back in the hospital.
Sadly, this second seizure did even more damage to the area of Susan’s brain that had been affected by the first seizure.
“She struggled in rehab for 4 months learning how to walk and talk again,” Shawn explained on a GoFundMe page for his mom.
“She was unable to go home for 3 years which included time in an assisted living facility and retirement home.”
“She fought tooth and nail to better herself and in 2018 she worked so hard at getting better she was finally able to move into her own apartment and live alone again!”
GoFundMe; pictured above is a recent photo of Shawn and his mom Susan, along with a photo of them from Shawn’s childhood
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“She went three years without a seizure. THREE YEARS. She was happy and thriving.”
Then, in April of this year, Susan experienced another seizure after being able to go three years without issues.
Along with this third seizure, Susan began having terrible pain in her stomach, which doctors couldn’t figure out the cause of.
Susan’s stomach pains went on to cause her to lose a lot of blood, which resulted in a stroke in May of this year.
“With the doctors struggling to understand the source of her pain, she had yet ANOTHER stroke in July, which she is currently working hard to recover from,” Shawn said.
“Additionally, she had to have a 4-hour major small intestine surgery to fix her blood loss issue. As a result of the stroke, she now suffers from Aphasia and Perseveration but has made a lot of progress in acute and subacute rehab over the past 3 months.”
“She can no longer stay at the subacute rehab and will be discharged in a week. She doesn’t deserve to start all over at an assisted living facility where she would be miserable and depressed. She deserves every chance at happiness.”
GoFundMe; pictured above Shawn smiles with his mom Susan
Shawn is trying to raise enough money to help cover the costs of a caretaker for his mom, so she can return home and get back her independence.
“The goal is to give this wonderful, brave, strong, and fierce-spirited woman another chance,” Shawn sweetly wrote.
“This may be her last hope at ever living alone again and she deserves it.”
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe Shawn created for his mom Susan, you can do that here.
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