Dorcas Taylor’s Story

Site created on October 15, 2018

On October 5th, 2018 Dorcas Taylor Folmer fell and suffered a bleed in her brain while fighting a month long infection. She was taken unresponsive to San Joaquin General Hospital where she received life-saving brain surgery and is currently battling to stay alive and regain her abilities. Her progress to this point has been nothing short of miraculous. She is responding and moving to commands, has been able to move both legs and feet, her left arm and hand, and has answered questions by shaking her head. Dorcas has always been a woman of immense faith in Christ and we expect and claim a full recovery in His name but this will also be a long and hard road for both her and her husband Wayne. Dorcas and Wayne spent 40+ years caring for and supporting the faith community in Stockton California and around the world. They started Delta Church of the Nazarene, which became Horizon Christian Fellowship, where they dedicated themselves to faithfully serve their global church and local community by selflessly investing all of their time, love, energy, and money. Whether it was a birthday, wedding, graduation, funeral, or just someone in need of a hug and a smile, Dorcas and Wayne have always been there for their church family (and extended church family). It would be hard to imagine more selfless and generous people. Please help us in raising awareness and funds to help Dorcas and Wayne through her recovery process. There are immediate needs as well as rehabilitation and long term care

Newest Update

10/16 Update

Journal entry by W Folmer Dunn —

Day 12
We had a true miracle today!
Right after the cardiology team finished the TEE (procedure with camera to see heart and valves), we were informed that "EVERYTHING IS GONE".....not even a trace of the two blood clots that had been observed in the prior procedure on Friday. Additionally, they let us know that there also is also NO sign of infection or vegatation on either valve (that they thougth earlier was the cause of her infection/fever.

Looks like those titanium heart valves installed at Stanford University Hospital 20 years ago are germ free!
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