Mark Lippitt

Janell Houston's Care
Hello and thank you for coming to my mom's page. My name is Samaira and I've begun this page for my mom, Janell Houston. You may be seeing this as a family member or friend and we just greatly appreciate that you've stopped here to read my mom's story and show support.
On Tuesday, November 21st, 2023, my mom had sustained a server head trauma. There were factors unknown but thankful she was with family at the time. My grandma Irene and her sister-in-law Laura were present and an ambulance was called when she collapsed. She was rushed to St. Cloud hospital where they performed an emergency surgery to relieve bleeding in her skull surrounding her brain.
Unfortunately, the surgery was only able to help prolong her life but not to stop the bleeding. Due to complications my mom had a stroke that has irreversibly damaged 1/4th of her brain that will affect memory, speech, vision, writing and eating. The bleeding is continuing around her brain and is causing her brain to swell and apply pressure to her brain stem which controls motor functions.
Janell is currently in the ICU under the caring and very supportive nurse and doctor team working 24/7 to keep her as stable and pain free as possible. She shows little responses and has been in a coma since the day she was injured. We've begun this page to help support her medical care costs.
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