Fog/Mist 64°
Tag:

Pulmonary Embolism

Lifestyle
Support Rises For 'Loving' Mom, Special Ed Teacher From Region After Brain Injury Support Rises For 'Loving' Mom, Special Ed Teacher From Region After Brain Injury
Support Rises For 'Loving' Mom, Special Ed Teacher From Region After Brain Injury The community is rallying around a beloved teacher and mother from the region who is recovering from a brain injury. Lindsey Dutelle, age 38, of Schenectady, suffered a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in the lungs - in August 2023, according to a GoFundMe campaign. The incident sent the “loving” wife and mother of three young children into cardiac arrest, resulting in brain damage due to a lack of oxygen. In the weeks since, Dutelle, a special education teacher in the Scotia-Glenville Central School District, has been in the intensive care unit as medical bills pile up. “Lindsey has a v…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
Support Grows For Beloved Area Chef Battling Second Cancer Bout With 'Drive, Determination' Support Grows For Beloved Area Chef Battling Second Cancer Bout With 'Drive, Determination'
Support Grows For Beloved Area Chef Battling Second Cancer Bout With 'Drive, Determination' A beloved chef in the region battling his second cancer diagnosis is feeling the love as the community rallies around him with words of encouragement and donations to help offset his mounting medical expenses. Rensselaer County resident Kyle MacPherson, age 39, of Troy, initially went to the emergency room in late June 2023 after experiencing back pain. Doctors eventually broke the news that he had stage 4 non-small cell carcinoma, a common lung cancer that had spread to his spine. “Just ‘cause this news is pretty devastating, it will not stop my will to beat this (expletive) again,” Mac…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn