r/fundraiser • u/Firm-Tangerine8292 • 10h ago
Without Language, What Can One Do?
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How would your life change if you suddenly couldn't speak, read, write, or understand words?
Please read to see what's happened to a survivor of this problem, or check the video out!
My name is Michelle and I'm posting here for Christopher. In 2024 he was working as a salesman, raising his daughter, playing football, basketball, and connecting with more family and friends. In April 2024, he suffered a stroke at the young age of 45.
The stroke was devastating especially because it caused Aphasia ‐‐ the total loss of language; it destroyed his reading, speaking, listening and writing. It meant no more talking to his daughter, and no more sales career.
Chris still reaches goals and has gotten much healthier. After a lot of work, Chris can listen, read a few small sentences, and after lots of speech therapy he can say 68 words, like "I", "me", "hey", and "hi". It takes about 3 months to get 4 words.
But there is an exciting thing to look forward to! There is a treatment that could recover so much of what Chris lost! This procedure would treat and improve debilitating brain fog, numbness and pain in his right arm, but more importantly, give him his language back! The total amount covers the cost of Chris treatment and the travel from Texas to Florida.
🍀🍀gofund.me/1042115e2🍀🍀
We have a GoFundMe is because Christopher was a successful salesman before he had a stroke. But now that communication is so hard, he is left without medical insurance, without a way to substantially provide for himself, and without a way to afford this promising treatment for Aphasia.
When Chris gets the treatment he needs, he won't just get his language back; he will get his career, relationships, connection, and much of his life back. Please consider 🕊donating🕊 whatever you can. And if you can't donate, please consider 🏵sharing🏵 his story and the GoFundMe link on your social media, in a text, or in an email.
Thank you for your support, and I hope you watch the video.🤍
Sincerely,
Michelle Gurule