[MN-at-Large] Continuing Support for Jen and Steve Sawczyn

[David Andrews]

>
>Dear fellow Federationists,
>
>I am writing to share an update about our friend 
>and member Jen Sawczyn as well as invite us once 
>again to stand with her family during this difficult time.
>
>Just before our opening session Friday morning, 
>Jenn lost consciousness and was taken by 
>paramedics to the hospital. She continues to be 
>in the ICU at Mayo Clinic and has not yet woken 
>up. Recent MRI results don’t give us many 
>answers, but the good news is that they also 
>don’t show anything alarmingly negative. She 
>has begun to respond to pain, they’ve traced 
>nerves in her arms to send a signal to her brain, and she has coughed some.
>
>The medical team is working to gently reduce her 
>sedation, giving her brain more time and space 
>to begin waking up. Neurology isn’t making 
>promises, but based on what they’re seeing, 
>they believe recovery is still possible. They 
>also detected a few very small blood clots in 
>her lungs and have started blood thinners to 
>keep them from becoming a bigger issue.
>
>Please keep Jen, Steve, Marcus, Gabby, and their 
>family close in your thoughts as they face each day.
>
>Many of you have asked how to help. Kallie 
>Decker set up a Meal Train to support Steve with meals during this time:
>
><https://mealtrain.com/3y3wow>More info on the Meal Train can be found here.
>
>If you’d like to provide a meal, you can sign 
>up for any open day
whether that means cooking, 
>ordering delivery, or sending a gift caard.
>
>If you’d prefer to make a financial 
>contribution to help with meals, transportation, 
>lodging or other expenses, you can send support 
>directly to Steve via Venmo: @SteveSawczyn
>
>Thank you for the steady care and encouragement 
>you continue to offer this family.
>
>Corbb
>Corbb O'Connor (he/him), President
>National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota
>www.nfbmn.org | (612) 872-9363
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