A 14-year-old Olathe North student is recovering from a very adult medical condition. Abby Anderson suffered a stroke in the middle of class.
Abby has been at Children’s Mercy for almost a month now. Her family is taking shifts to be with her 24 hours a day. Abby’s road to recovery is going to be a long one.
“I just didn’t believe it at first, you don’t hear of a 14-year-old having a stroke, that massive of a stroke very often at all,” said Kathy Anderson, Abby’s mom.
Her dad says it was hard to imagine.
“When we found out, it was a shock, but we quickly realized for Abby’s sake we had to be strong, pull it together as a family,” said Dan Anderson, Abby’s dad.
The doctors suspect a weakening of the carotid artery was the cause.
Abby hasn’t been to school for weeks, but staff and her friends at Olathe North created Abby’s Army, a fundraiser to help the family with medical costs.