Jennifer Lin's Medical Expenses
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Dear Family and Friends,
My sister, Jennifer Lin, has been through a lot for someone as young as she is. Last December 2017 while undergoing a cardiac stress test she went into cardiac arrest three separate times, which in her case led to a stroke. She was hospitalized for 48 days. She couldn’t walk, talk or move her right arm. After many months of hard work, and on disability to support her and her son, she made major strides to work towards recovery and was able to regain a majority of her functions. During her medical follow up it was recommended she see a cardiovascular surgeon. She had a cerebral angiogram performed, which unfortunately discovered she had Moyamoya disease.
Moyamoya is an extremely rare and serious brain disease that affects 1 in 2,000,000 people, a majority of them being females of Asian descent from ages 30 to 50 years old. The name “moyamoya” means “puff of smoke” in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle of tiny vessels formed to compensate from a blockage. Moyamoya causes the walls of the major vessels supplying the brain to progressively thicken and become narrower. This can lead to multiple strokes and can be eventually fatal if not treated. The treatment involves a vascular bypass surgery that will redirect her temporal artery to her cerebral artery, thereby increasing blood flow to the brain. The surgery will alone take 2 weeks, her left side will be completed first because that is the side affected by the stroke, and then a week later her right side will be done.
Jennifer decided immediately that she would have the surgery. She has a 1-year-old son that she supports on her own, who means everything to her. The longer she delays having the surgery is another day that she risks having more strokes. As a result, she is scheduled to have the surgery done in January 2019 with Dr. Gary Steinberg, a specialist who is well known for treating Moyamoya disease at the Stanford Moyamoya Center in Palo Alto, CA.
After the surgery she will again have the possibility of losing her speech. It’s estimated she’ll need about 6 months off to recover before going back to work. She was receiving disability but it ends in December of 2018. Facing this diagnosis has been an emotional and financial struggle for her and Jameson. Any assistance you are willing to provide will help Jennifer greatly, especially to help her take care of her son, Jameson, as she continues on this journey to battle Moyamoya disease.
All funds that are raised will go directly to Jennifer and Jameson to help towards her medical, living and transportation costs.
For more information on Moyamoya disease:
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Moyamoya-Disease-Information-Page
Thank you,
Melissa Lin, Sister
Portland, OR
My sister, Jennifer Lin, has been through a lot for someone as young as she is. Last December 2017 while undergoing a cardiac stress test she went into cardiac arrest three separate times, which in her case led to a stroke. She was hospitalized for 48 days. She couldn’t walk, talk or move her right arm. After many months of hard work, and on disability to support her and her son, she made major strides to work towards recovery and was able to regain a majority of her functions. During her medical follow up it was recommended she see a cardiovascular surgeon. She had a cerebral angiogram performed, which unfortunately discovered she had Moyamoya disease.
Moyamoya is an extremely rare and serious brain disease that affects 1 in 2,000,000 people, a majority of them being females of Asian descent from ages 30 to 50 years old. The name “moyamoya” means “puff of smoke” in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle of tiny vessels formed to compensate from a blockage. Moyamoya causes the walls of the major vessels supplying the brain to progressively thicken and become narrower. This can lead to multiple strokes and can be eventually fatal if not treated. The treatment involves a vascular bypass surgery that will redirect her temporal artery to her cerebral artery, thereby increasing blood flow to the brain. The surgery will alone take 2 weeks, her left side will be completed first because that is the side affected by the stroke, and then a week later her right side will be done.
Jennifer decided immediately that she would have the surgery. She has a 1-year-old son that she supports on her own, who means everything to her. The longer she delays having the surgery is another day that she risks having more strokes. As a result, she is scheduled to have the surgery done in January 2019 with Dr. Gary Steinberg, a specialist who is well known for treating Moyamoya disease at the Stanford Moyamoya Center in Palo Alto, CA.
After the surgery she will again have the possibility of losing her speech. It’s estimated she’ll need about 6 months off to recover before going back to work. She was receiving disability but it ends in December of 2018. Facing this diagnosis has been an emotional and financial struggle for her and Jameson. Any assistance you are willing to provide will help Jennifer greatly, especially to help her take care of her son, Jameson, as she continues on this journey to battle Moyamoya disease.
All funds that are raised will go directly to Jennifer and Jameson to help towards her medical, living and transportation costs.
For more information on Moyamoya disease:
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Moyamoya-Disease-Information-Page
Thank you,
Melissa Lin, Sister
Portland, OR
Organizer and beneficiary
Melissa Lin
Organizer
Placentia, CA
Jenn Lin
Beneficiary