On March 9, 2023, our brother Kyle suffered a seizure while in the hospital emergency room after complaining about severe headaches. A subsequent CT scan showed a significant sized cyst, as well as a tumor on his brain. The cyst was drained, and Kyle was put into a medically induced coma. The prognosis from the medical team at that time was that he might not survive. While his wife Colleen held his hand and his good friend spoke on a speaker phone, Kyle moved his fingers. Even the hospital staff couldn’t believe what was happening as he, on his own, woke himself from the coma. Joy filled the ICU. Four days later, Kyle had surgery to remove the tumor, which led his neurosurgeon to nickname him the “Miracle Man”.
To date, Kyle has gone through several stages on his path to recovery. He spent four weeks at the hospital between the ICU and inpatient care. He just completed four months of inpatient rehabilitation at Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital in Nashua, NH where he was supported by an exceptional team focused on speech, occupational and physical therapies.
During his time at NRE, our family, along with the support and generosity of others, prepared his home to accommodate his near-term needs. This included installation of a wheelchair ramp for access into the home, and reconfiguration of his bedroom and bathroom including installation of an ADA approved accessible shower. The family has also purchased a sit to stand lift system, which helps support his movements by a single person.
With tremendous joy, Kyle came home on August 15th to Colleen and their 4-year-old twin boys Declan and Ezekiel.
The purpose of this fund is to help his family with ongoing rehabilitation, medical, and daily living expenses. Insurance and disability income has its limitations and will not be adequate to ensure that Kyle has access to the right in home and out-patient rehabilitation services. His required services will be around speech, occupational and physical therapy. We have estimated that over the long term these therapies and the shortfall in disability income could be an out-of-pocket expense to his family for as much as $125,000.
Through all of this, Kyle has proven to be a fighter and fully understands that his road to recovery will not be easy. He has shown great determination, which has yielded tremendous progress to date. With your help, he will reach his full potential within the shortest possible timeframe.
Thank you for all your love and ongoing support,
Sean and Steven Jellison
