Fundraiser for Kevin & Lori Willey
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On June 24, 2018, Kevin was driving home after spending his first week back at his old mountain job. He had been fighting a bad headache since the day before. While driving on the old highway between Ranchester and Sheridan, everything went dark. He was able to pull off to the side of the road and call Lori. She was visiting some friends in Dayton and was able to speed to reach him. A friend of theirs helped her get him from the pickup he was driving to her car, and I took of towards the emergency room. Sher did not stop and wait for an ambulance to get to them, because to her he was demonstrating all the signs of having a stroke.
As they got to the emergency room he was immediately evaluated then sent for a CT scan. After some blood work and a MRI, the doctor decided he needed a trip to Billings. Kevin was sent via ambulance to Billings. They spent that Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon getting even more testing done including another MRI and a spinal tap.
Between all of the almost 10 medical professionals that have been consulted, there seems to be a lot of opinions of what actually happened but the opinions are divided.
Here is what we do know: he currently cannot see out of his “good” eye (he lost the function from the other one over 20 years ago). There is a lot of thought that he should get some function back, but we will not know to what degree for at least four to six months.
We did not say anything before because we did not have any clear answers. Unfortunately, we still do not. He currently cannot see to work or enjoy his regular pursuits.
Other than that, he is in good spirits and is trying to remain positive that his sight will return. He loves phone calls or being taken out of the house for coffee or just to run errands but gets a little overwhelmed and frustrated when people visit.
We appreciate all of the support thus far and cannot truly express how much it fills our hearts. We might be only doing a doggie paddle but we are still swimming.
As they got to the emergency room he was immediately evaluated then sent for a CT scan. After some blood work and a MRI, the doctor decided he needed a trip to Billings. Kevin was sent via ambulance to Billings. They spent that Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon getting even more testing done including another MRI and a spinal tap.
Between all of the almost 10 medical professionals that have been consulted, there seems to be a lot of opinions of what actually happened but the opinions are divided.
Here is what we do know: he currently cannot see out of his “good” eye (he lost the function from the other one over 20 years ago). There is a lot of thought that he should get some function back, but we will not know to what degree for at least four to six months.
We did not say anything before because we did not have any clear answers. Unfortunately, we still do not. He currently cannot see to work or enjoy his regular pursuits.
Other than that, he is in good spirits and is trying to remain positive that his sight will return. He loves phone calls or being taken out of the house for coffee or just to run errands but gets a little overwhelmed and frustrated when people visit.
We appreciate all of the support thus far and cannot truly express how much it fills our hearts. We might be only doing a doggie paddle but we are still swimming.
Organizer and beneficiary
Kelli Verhelst Anderson
Organizer
Sheridan, WY
Lori Willey
Beneficiary
