Jim Lovett & Family

As many are aware, in April 2018, Jim Lovett, at age 46, suffered what neurologists have labeled a "catastrophic" stroke. Jim was rushed to Boston Medical where he received lifesaving treatments, including a craniectomy to relieve the increasing pressure/swelling in his brain. In the early months, the goal was on helping Jim stay alive. After a month in a coma, Jim began to regain consciousness. By June, Jim's family was elated when he was accepted to Spaulding Rehab in Charlestown, where we all hoped he would progress enough to eventually regain enough function to allow him to return home to his wife, Krissy, and their 6 year old son, John. Unfortunately, only a few days into his stay at Spaulding, Jim became gravely ill with sepsis and pneumonia, and was quickly moved back to Boston Medical. The prognosis at that point was not good, and Jim's family began to prepare for the possibility that Jim may not survive the ordeal. Miraculously, his condition slowly began to turn around. His physical health improved enough to allow him to be discharged to Spaulding Cambridge, where he could receive intense medical and nursing attention and still participate in some rehab as he was able. Since then, Jim has made progress amidst setbacks. He is currently in a nursing facility in Milton, where he was transferred in November, after a number of months in Spaulding Cambridge. The progress he has made since early December has been incredible... he is able to stand with support for brief periods, he has tried to speak a bit more each day, and on a daily basis we see the "Jim" we know and love come back to us more and more. He smiles and laughs (and saves his biggest smiles for his son John). He and John play catch with a small football. It is so uplifting and heartwarming to watch. Unfortunately, now that Jim is at a point where physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy are more critical than ever to ensure his continued progress, his health insurance company is refusing to pay for further therapy.  At this point, Krissy has been purchasing the equipment he needs at the nursing facility (from tracheotomoy caps to orthotic boots) out of her own pocket.

Jim has always been a proud guy and has never liked asking for help. Out of respect for that, I have held off on creating this page. However, as the months go on and Jim's needs for therapy increase and his health insurance runs out, and as it becomes clearer that returning to work in the future is not something we can count on, I feel compelled to take action to help him, Krissy, and John in any tangible way I can. Krissy, in the midst of all of this upheaval, stress, uncertainty, and sadness in her own life, has amazingly found it in her heart to help other families in need and to devote her time to other charitable efforts. 

So many have stepped up to help in various ways in these past few months, and our family is eternally grateful for the support. The hope in this fundraising effort is to support Jim's family with his healthcare expenses and to relieve the financial burdens associated with Jim's condition.