Yesterday my mother-in-law and I visited April at her recovery apartment in Boston. She looked really great and continues to recover.
We are at an incredible point in fundraising. We have made it to month #6 of covering April's recovery apartment rent! We have $11,925.00 more to raise to cover her rent until she leaves on April 1st of 2023. We have raised $13,560.00 that have covered 7 months! We have 5 months to go!
It *still* remains very crucial that she is close to her medical team. I know we can get there!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN!
WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
"Am recovering after a very big day yesterday of hospital visits, including seeing the magical Dr. Feng to discuss my upcoming surgery to close the fistula on the left side of my neck. He had estimated the procedure would be a 5-day hospital stay. Yesterday he said, “Oh wow, you are right; this is really small now! We can probably close this with a one-day outpatient procedure and just move some skin around.” I am so, so, so relieved!
Then on to the wound clinic where my bum pressure sore was declared Healed! (They are still working with me on bandaging my neck and the leaking at my G-tube site.)
I feel as if I’ve gotten to the top of a huge mountain I’ve been climbing during this pilgrimage to health that I’ve been on and can now see the lay of the land to come.
Still working on opening my jaw and getting my tongue back online; the stretching is helping a lot, including alleviating much pain.
My goal is to have the procedure by late October/early November so that I will have the necessary three weeks to heal by Thanksgiving and I can hopefully eat by mouth…
Then, voice box reconstruction will come into the conversation.
Today I’m recovering from the tiniest cauterization Dr. Feng performed to cut the “chicken skin” formed across the back of my stoma. This minuscule procedure has created a huge, unbelievable mess of projectile smoked mucus and a very, very tired me.
Otherwise, I’m elated, so hopeful, and deeply grateful for your ongoing support.
This is absolutely a team win!
So much love to you all!!"
- April
