Fwd: FW: update on Brenna

[Binny Chokshi]

Hi All- hoping this group still works.

Please see below for message from the ER folks regarding Brenna.

Super sad- thought others may want to know and donate/send resources etc. 

Lots of love!

B

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From: Laura Sigman [sigma...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:09 PM
To: Ellen O'Brien; Helene Stiening; Karen Oconnell; OConnell, Karen; Jennifer Chapman; Sabah Iqbal; David Mathison; Justin Pepper; Bradley Clark; Noeet Elitsur; Amy Dryer; Kotwal, Mansi; lb...@gwu.edu; csadr...@gmail.com; stace...@gmail.com; Krueger, Julie; Agrawal, Dewesh; Chokshi, Binny; Beth Skelton
Subject: update on Brenna

Hi friends,

Most of you know that Brenna went to inpatient hospice on Monday due to severe agitation. I saw her yesterday and she is calm and comfortable, mostly sleeping.  Her family and best friends from Boston are around her. They are talking days to weeks, though as we know Brenna has amazing strength and has surprised us many times in the past.

The family is open to anyone visiting who wants to see her. She was not alert yesterday and I'm not sure how much she will be.  Don't feel badly if you can't make it.  If you do want to go feel free to just show up with the understanding that things are unpredictable.  You could also call the hospice to check in before going.

Brenna and her family are incredibly grateful to the donations that have come in through the YouCaring site https://www.youcaring.com/brennaclougherty-1049858. They've been able to make a dent in medical and care-taking bills and it has relieved significant anxiety about finances. 

A few other ideas on ways to help:

Food: Send meals to the hospice or home (lots of visitors are staying there), or gift cards to order from nearby restaurants (addresses below). 

There's no refrigeration or storage at the hospice so only small amounts at a time, please.

If anyone could organize a Signup Genius or something of the sort for meals that would be great! 

A site was started at https://my.lotsahelpinghands.com/community/brennascommunity/request-to-join as well if someone is savvy on how to use this; the original organizers are out of pocket at the moment. 

Hospice Room: Lots of flowers were arriving yesterday in a small room. The walls are somewhat blank. Pictures or readings to hang up might be nice.

Travel: Her family is traveling back and forth from Boston. Gift cards for JetBlue would be another nice contribution.

Let me know if you have questions. Feel free to pass this on to anyone I’ve missed.

Warmly,

Laura

Brenna and Sean Clougherty

14600 Arabian Lane

Bowie, MD 20715

Hospice of the Chesapeake

90 Ritchie Highway

Pasadena, MD 21122

(410) 987-2003

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Laura Sigman

202-505-0002

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[Mary Lauren Neel]

Thanks for sharing B. This makes me so sad. It’s nice to know how we can help in tangible ways. What an incredible person our Brenna is! Sending love to all!

Mary Lauren Neel

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[Shaunte Henry]

Thanks for sharing. This makes my heart hurt but I'm glad there are things we can do to support her family 

Shaunte 

[Dana]

This is so sad. Brenna is an amazing and strong person and it was an honor to get to know her and work with her. 

Thank you for forwarding the email and the donation link, Benny. I will certainly support. 

Dana Marafi

On Feb 28, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Binny Chokshi <bin...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Aaron Shedlock]

Thanks for the info Binny. So so sad to hear. Please keep us updated.

[Shagun Sachdeva]

Thanks for sharing Binny. This’ such sad news.. 

- Shagun

[Walaa Alshuaibi]

Thx Binny for sharing.. It breaks my heart to hear such news about Brenna..

Miss u all guys, hope everyone is doing well

Walaa

[Tom Loke]

:( Thanks for letting us know. 

[Nia Heard-Garris]

Thanks for sharing, Binzito. Deeply saddened about Brenna. Glad to know how to help.

Nia Heard-Garris

Sent from mobile phone, please excuse any typos.

[Rebecca Meyer]

This is so heartbreaking.  Thank you so much for the update, Binny.  Brenna is truly an amazing person.