"On Sunday evening, November 12, 2006, Justin went to the ER for what he thought was pinched nerve in his neck. He had been having horrible headaches and some numbness on the left side of his body. After a cat-scan it was discovered that he had a 4cm BRAIN TUMOR, that had to be operated on right away. He was immediately admitted to the ICU.
"Justin had surgery today, November 16, 2006, at 6:30 a.m. The surgery took 8 hours and he came through it with flying colors. He will be kept in a medicine induced coma for a few days, and then they will be able to determine what damage, if any, was done due to the surgery. (This can include personality changes, loss of motor/speech skills, memory loss, seizures, etc.)"While Justin does have insurance, it only covers 90% of his medical bills. He is a truck driver for Anheuser-Busch, so if he is affected by seizures from the surgery, he will have to look for a new job. He is a newlywed, and although his wife, Rosie, works as a CNA at a nursing home, she will be forced to take an upaid leave of absence once Justin gets out of the hospital to care for him.
"If you can find it in your heart to donate anything towards a trust account that we have set up, it will be greatly appreciated. Even $1 would help, because remember they add up!"
Details available on the MySpace page created for Justin. Many good folks have donated, but Justin is not out of the woods yet. If you don't have money, please send some good mojo his way instead, as it is equally appreciated!
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