** 3/5/11 **
Here is a quick back-story for anyone who doesn't know all the details about how we got to this point ~
On Feb. 17th, Pat was feeling very ill and Steve decided to take her to the emergency room. While there, it was discovered that Pat had a very aggressive and fast-moving infection. She was rushed to surgery the next morning which ended up removing some painful and inflamed lymph nodes from her chest. She was in a severe state of sepsis. She was placed in a medically induced coma and received ongoing dialysis. After several days, the doctors decided to try to wake her up. It took about a week but she has come out of the coma and is now able to talk through the trach tube in her neck (which will be temporary). She has very limited movement and is going to require a lot of rehab to get back to her normal self again. All this time spent in the Critical Care Unit at the hospital and the time that she will need to spend at a rehab facility is certainly wracking up quite a large medical bill, not to mention the fact that Pat & Steve have not been able to work at their place of business during all of this. Also, being small business owners, they do not have any health insurance. This is precisely why we are here. We have already had several friends and family members ask us how they can help. If you were thinking about sending flowers, unfortunately they are not allowed on the Critical Care Unit, but if you would like, you can apply the money that you would have spent on flowers to a donation instead. Please also feel free to contact us at patdonation@gmail.com with any ideas, suggestions or questions. We are certainly open to any other avenues that we can pursue to help Pat and Steve out! Thank you so much for your time and we truly appreciate your help.
~ Pat & Steve's family ~
** 3/7/11 UPDATE: Pat was moved out of the CCU to a regular hospital room yesterday**
A place for people to get information on how to help Pat and Steve in their time of need. Thank you for visiting!
About Me
- Donations for Pat and Steve
- Hello,
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit this site and consider making a donation to help Pat & Steve with their medical bills.
This is being set up by their family members because we know that the road that lies ahead for them is going to be long and tough, and we are hoping to ease their burden in whatever way we can.
We are asking that anyone who would like to help, please consider making a donation to the PayPal Donation account that we have set up. You will see a link at the right side of this page. You have the option of donating by credit card or through your own PayPal account. PayPal is a secure and trusted website for doing business transactions and you will get notification of whatever you donate.
We will also be working on putting together some other fundraisers, so keep checking back here for updates on what we have going on.
Thanks!
Pat Morrissey Lewis is a local, world-renowned science fiction and fantasy artist. She and her husband Steve Lewis own Foxfire Studio in Dover, NH where Pat is a tattoo artist. They also sell hand made knives and jewelry and have an art gallery displaying many of Pat’s works. In February, Pat fell suddenly and unexpectedly ill. It was so serious that she ended up in a coma and was in Critical Care for 3 weeks. She was in the hospital for a total of 6 weeks, but is making a great recovery. The doctor’s are saying it’s a miracle she survived. She has a long road of physical therapy ahead of her and will likely be out of work for a bit more time. This means that Pat and Steve are not making any income and they have huge medical bills looming over their heads (they don’t have any health insurance), so we are trying to help them out however we can.
We truly appreciate your support!!
Please see the following websites for updates and information:
Facebook Group Page “Donations for Pat”
Follow “PatDonation” on Twitter
www.FoxfireStudioInc.Com (also find them on Facebook & Twitter)
*~ Thank You ~*
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