
Chronic Pain Therapy for Mom
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Some of you know that 4 years ago my wife had a bad delivery with our daughter. We have been trying to find cures ever since & only one trial procedure has even helped. I'll give a short history, but Ithere is so much more to the story. The doctors tried inducing labor due to pre-eclampsia but they ended up performing an emergency C-section. After the birth, my wife was in tremendous pain & couldn't get comfortable, not even with meds. After 3 days of intense pain in her abdomen (and seeing our new baby girl just once) a surgeon was called in, who told us she needed surgery right away to relieve the pressure & fluids in her abdomen, lungs, etc. She had to stay in ICU for 5 days with her stomach open until the pressure was gone & they could operate again to close her up. During her time in the hospital (16 days) she only saw the baby twice. Imagine not being able to see your brand new bundle of joy. Her stomach is left with permanent nerve damage, which is the core of every body. She can't even sit for any length of time without extreme pain. With the MANY things she can no longer do, not being able to play with the kids is the ultimate punishment. In the past 4 years, my wife has only sat on the floor once, last Christmas, after receiving a trial treatment called "calmare therapy", which is only partially covered by some insurance companies. Unfortunately we have been unable to pay for the treatment over the past year, hoping a better option would come along. Imagine yourself or spouse not being able to perform the simple tasks that we take for granted. Take a minute and try to do any task (sit, walk, bend, etc), and you'll realize that everything involves your abdominal area (which is where Amy's nerve damage is). She can't even go see her parents in NY, my family, nieces. nephew in MA, because the ride is too long. Our son has bad days where he just wants his mom back to how she used to be before our daughter was born. He remembers the trips we took, far & near, the hikes, and even just playing outside with mom. All this disappeared 4 yrs ago. when his mom was essentially taken away. We are asking for your help to get Amy the only treatment that has allowed her to sit & play with the kids in FOUR years. Amy would need this calmare treatment every month to start, and hopefully the time between treatments will grow as it works. If we can get beyond our goal, our intent is to start a charity that will help people with no other options (there seems to be charities for almost anything except "chronic pain"). Please share this page & not only help Amy, but hopefully many others who are also in need.
Organizer
Kevin Sommers
Organizer
West Hartford, CT