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My best friend of 30 years has suffered a massive stroke. This campaign has been set up to spread awareness in Jennifer's name about the risks associated with stroke and to hopefully aid in financial assistance for her 3 sweet baby girls, her amazing husband and mother.
On Monday 9/20 she came out of surgery in a coma with a 50/50 chance to live.
She has been fighting hard ever since and has given us signs that she's still with us, although the doctors all say it isn't likely she will ever have the same life again if she recovers.
She has woken up and she has acknowledged her husband by squeezing his finger. She is not able to speak and has been working on breathing on her own a little at a time although she is not yet off the ventilator. The doctors plan to place her back under heavy sedation due to her agitation when she wakes up causing the blood pressure to shoot back up and causing the bleeding in her brain (which has not stopped but significantly slowed) to speed up. She is currently supported by a feeding tube as well and will need much care and rehabilitation going forward.
Doctors also say her lungs are filling up so they are clearing them out regularly and closely watching for pneumonia. They haven't yet been able to decipher what's causing the blood pressure issues just yet and she does have a slight fever. However, doctors are astonished at what she has been able to do this far which lets us know she is fighting hard so that she can get back to loving on her three babies!
The youngest is also a premature newborn, born on 9/13 and we have been ordering breastmilk through the donor bank which she needs. The cost for this alone is 200 per 40 ounces due to processing fees and little Sawyer eats about 5 ounces per feeding. We have had some local mothers also donate their breast milk before we were able to get the Perscription from the pediatrician to carry her through.
Some people like to get something in return for their gift of love, so this merchandise was created to do just that and to also spread the news about what has happened to my beautiful friend.
each piece purchased will donate about 9 dollars to the cause and there are both basic and premium unisex and gender options available.
If you find it in your heart and prefer to donate direct, or wish to help with food for the family please use the following links below:
PayPal: I'm raising funds until 10/30/2021 for Jennifer Claire Martens Strong. Can you help? https://paypal.com/pools/c/8DnPmZmnHU
Food Train: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/070d29?intro=true
If you cannot help in any other way, please pray. We believe that God can move mountains and can deliver her from this.