Courtney Mattila is raising money on behalf of Shaun Kimball.
Raised: $16,185 of $20,000 Goal
Fundraiser Story
Hi everyone!
I'm Courtney, Shaun Kimball's daughter. As you all know, my dad is a very active, outgoing, get it done and help anyone & everyone, type of person. He is always go, go, go and enjoys every bit of life that he can. They say it always happens to those you least expect it.
Unfortunately, that's what's happening here.
For the past week or so, Shaun had been getting numbness, tingling and weakness throughout his arms and hands. He went into the doctor and was sent home shortly after.
Yesterday evening, he was numb throughout one of his arms and down to his leg. By the time he was brought to the hospital, he could not walk and was in extreme pain.
A few hours later, he was brought by ambulance to a higher trauma level hospital.
Since then, he has had an MRI, CT, X-rays, labs, etc.
It's not 100% clear as to what is going on, but so far their best guess is, Transverse Myelitis. Which is inflammation of the spinal cord and pretty rare. They are not sure what t...