



My brother, John, and his wife, Sheena, were overjoyed earlier this year to find out they were expecting twin boys. It was a long and painful road of infertility issues before they were able to start their family through I.V.F.





On October 17, 2017, John came home from work and found Sheena, who was 36 weeks pregnant, in bed. He tried to wake her and realized something was seriously wrong. He called 911 and she was rushed to the hospital. John and our family were devestated to learn that Sheena had suffered a seizure that was attributed to preeclampsia. She had been healthy throughout her pregnancy, so this came as quite a shock. To everyone's despair, both of the twins had been deprived of oxygen for too long and did not survive before the emergency c-section was performed. On top of all of that, Sheena suffered another seizure after the c-section. She had to be intubated and her body started failing her. The most dire issues were her liver and kidneys, which started shutting down. Sheena was put on dialysis, but she continued to get worse.





It was decided on Friday, October 20th that the best chance for Sheena was to transfer her to Rush University Medical Center. She remains there in the care of the best doctors. Currently, she has been receiving several treatments, including plasmapheresis and dialysis, which we hope will help improve her liver and kidney function. She has also been placed on the liver transplant list as a precaution. We are praying for her full recovery, but it is a slow process and she is in the hospital for an unknown length of time. It is likely she will also need therapy when she eventually comes home.





Anyone who knows John and Sheena can tell you what wonderful, kind, generous, loving people they are. We were so excited for them; after years of trying, they were finally going to have the family they always wanted. They have not yet been able to grieve the loss of their beautiful baby boys together, and now Sheena is fighting for her life. In the meantime, we've set up this fund, to help alleviate the costs of this heartbreaking and life-changing event.





All money raised will be given directly to John and Sheena to help them face the bills that come with Sheena’s treatment as well as all the unanticipated costs that have come from this long hospital stay. We would like to help ease the burden from these costs.



We are so thankful for your donation. Anything helps and we are incredibly grateful for your support.