Help Cheryl Valentine with her Stroke Recovery

Music industry/Radio Promotions maven Cheryl Valentine has been sidelined after suffering from a stroke and brain hemorrhage,  on Dec 9th near her home in Charleston, SC.  

Cheryl is one our dearest friends and whenever we needed support with anything from charity events, fundraisers, etc , she was always the first to offer help and support for us, and likely she did the same for many of you. Now it is Cheryl who is in need of our help and support.  With surgery ahead along with physical, occupational and cognitive therapy needed to help her recover, the cost of her care will soon exceed both what is covered by medical insurance and the financial resources available to her and she can use help from her friends to get through this dark time. 

It is with the utmost humility and gratitude that we ask for your help on her behalf. These funds will allow for Cheryl to get the best care at this crucial time, and will go a long way to alleviate the financial burdens brought on by her medical costs.

Cheryl suffered a major stroke on Dec 9th while grocery shopping near her home in Charleston, SC.  She collapsed in the store and was taken to the emergency room by ambulance. At the hospital she received emergency surgery to reduce the swelling and pressure on her brain caused by the brain bleed and at that time she was diagnosed with several aneurysms, which will need to be controlled via surgery at a later date.   She spent one week in the ICU and a second in the hospital step down unit, before being moved to a rehabilitation hospital, where she received 10 days of extensive physical, occupational and memory therapies daily.  She has just been released to go home, but the road to recovery will be a long one. 

Her condition is currently stable, but she is suffering from partial blindness in her right eye, along with confusion and partial memory loss.  She is currently not able to walk unassisted, and has been re-learning basic life skills such as how to eat, walk and moving her body with a steady regiment of physical therapy. She is going to need extensive therapy going forward and although she shows many signs of progress, she will need extensive out-patient care to help repair the damage from the stroke.

Cheryl is receiving 3-5 hours of out-patient rehab each day, which will include speech, physical, and occupational therapy.  She will also need future brain surgery to repair the three remaining aneurysms as well as a possible surgery on her right eye that could help restore her vision. 

She and her fiance' Rick Long are grateful for the outpouring of love and support that Cheryl has received thus far.  If you are able, please consider a donation to aid in Cheryl’s recovery and we ask that you please share this link to help us connect with others that can help. 

We know it’s a tough time,  but if you have the ability to donate, (no amount is too small) and help share this message, it can be a huge help for Cheryl.


Best,


Kathie and Brett Merritt