After massive stroke, former 99Xer Sean Demery needs financial help

More details of former 99X music director Sean Demery’s brain-stem stroke have come out: He is sadly fully paralyzed.

Demery, who last worked as afternoon host and program director at KINK-FM in Portland, suffered the stroke last month caused by a blood clot. He cannot breathe on his own or speak. Good news: His mind is still clear.

Unfortunately, he cannot work and his family has no income. His wife Jennifer is an artist and has not worked since they moved to Portland in April 2017.

Jennifer posted on Facebook that “this stroke has left him paralyzed and the only way he can communicate is with his eyes. We plan to use these funds for Augmented Alternative Communication Technology (think Stephen Hawking) to allow Sean to communicate.”

A GoFundMe site has been started by a friend to help pay for that. “If you feel you can help, any amount is appreciated,” Jennifer wrote. “Thank you all for your love, support, prayers, bonfires, and friendship!”

The site was asking for $12,000. As of Monday morning, 77 friends had raised nearly $7,000. By 1:15 p.m., a collective 135 donors had met the $12,000 goal and an hour later, it was up to $14,000. Eric Rhoads, who created the site, raised the goal to $22,000 at around 3 p.m. EST. By midnight, that goal had been reached.

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