Sean’s Story

Site created on July 12, 2018

Hi friends. As some of you may know, Sean Wurtzel suffered a brain aneurysm on Tuesday, July 10th during a workout class in Washington, DC. His girlfriend Sam was with him at the time of the fall, which occurred only 30 seconds into the class. An ambulance transferred them to George Washington (GW) Hospital ER, where Sean was moved to the ICU almost immediately due to the severity of his injuries.

On the morning of Wednesday, July 11th, doctors were able to locate the aneurysm through an angiogram, and successfully performed surgery to block the aneurysm and began reducing the pressure around his brain shortly thereafter.

Currently, Sean is stable, but heavily sedated and still intubated due to the bleeding around his brain. He is in excellent hands with the neurosurgery team at GW, and they continue to monitor him very closely to minimize the pressure around the brain and to keep other vitals on track.

Sean is a strong, healthy, and young fighter. He and his family will continue to take this battle day by day, but please know that your prayers and positive thoughts are moving him in the right direction. We will be providing frequent updates through CaringBridge so that we will all be able to track Sean’s success.

Thank you so much for following  Sean's story. Your love and generosity will never be forgotten.

Newest Update

June 11, 2019

Journal entry by Dustin Davidson —

Sean has made it home to NOLA after six days of appointments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His visit with three different departments was extremely productive. 
 
The neuro team at Mayo did confirm increased fluid in the ventricles of the brain (hydrocephalus) through a CT scan and recommend shunt surgery to remedy it. The latest scan will be sent to a few other physicians before officially confirming a shunt surgery. 
 
A repeat EEG was also performed. Those results will be used to help inform and adjust Sean’s anti-seizure medication moving forward. 
 
Additionally, the physical medicine and rehab team evaluated Sean and believe it is important to continue addressing the hydrocephalus and seizure behavior before making any major changes to the physical rehab plan. 
 
Sean, Sam, and Teri are happy to be home in NOLA and are also very grateful for the first opportunity to visit the Mayo Clinic. 
 

Thanks for staying #SeanStrong! 
 
 
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