Help Ms. Bush’s rehabilitation from Stroke

My name is Bush and I am fundraising for my mothers life after strokes.

On January 20th of 2021, I called my mom to wish her a happy birthday. Shortly after that she called me back and couldn’t stop coughing, but told me she wanted to go to the hospital due to having Covid symptoms.

My mom was then admitted and would stay there for a week. Each day I would call her and she would call back if missing my call. However, one day I called and she did not answer and did not call back. I then called both of my sisters to see if they heard from her in which they did not.

I called the hospital and got the runaround trying to talk to her nurse or any for that matter, but eventually got answers for the time being. I was told that she was napping and was doing well and that her phone might not have been charging. This was unusual because the next day the same thing happened as she did not call me or my sisters back like she normally would. Once again I called her nurse and he said the same thing. This time I asked him to wake her to let us know she was doing well but he refused because she was “resting”.

During the height of Covid neither of my sisters were able to go into the hospital to check on her due to Covid restrictions. I could not have gone in to the hospital either because I live in another state.

Feeling helpless all I could do was call and wait for answers. My sister called me a day later to tell me the hospital was to release my mom because she was doing better. Both my sisters rode together to pick my mom up, but when they arrived I got a call from them saying they had her but something was different. I FaceTimed them to see her and I could tell something was off as well.

A day later my sister called again to tell me that my mom was not ok and that I should fly out to see her. I soon flew out and walked in the door to see my mom in a way I’ve never seen her. She looked at me as if she didn’t know who I was which is VERY unfamiliar from her since we don’t live in the same state and she’s usually always up to something. The house was quiet and I fought to hold it all in think that she was about to pass.

The week I was there the hospitals wouldn’t be able to see her until the day after my flight was scheduled to leave. So during that time I did everything I could to help her along with my sister who was 18 at the time who lives with her. She could not walk by herself, keep food down, and one side of her face was less responsive.

By the time I had to leave she was still not the same and her arm would be hard for her to move.

I flew back home and the next day my sisters took her to another hospital where we found out she had multiple tiny strokes and the hospital who admitted her. The two days she didn’t answer or call back was the days her nurse said she was resting.

Since then she has not been able to work and cannot remember as well as she used to. Also, my sister lives with her and could not go off to college because she has had to say and help my mom from the beginning of this troubling time.

If you can find it in your heart to donate anything to help her get back on her feet and help with medical fees, my family and I would greatly appreciate it!

Thank you!