German RYE Student Update

Posted by Toni Pabon

on Feb 18, 2015

Here is an update on the Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Maike, who was living in Baraboo and is currently in the UW Children's Hospital recovering from brain surgery. This update is from Jan Bonsett-Veal who is our District Chair for Rotary Youth Exchange.

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Jan Bonsett-Veal

February 17 at 8:01pm

I thought you all might like an update on Maike. She had her last surgery today and it went well! The doctors put her skull back in place and hopefully she will be able to travel back to Germany in a few weeks. She is awake for a few hours each day, especially in the mornings. She is able to look at signs that say "yes" and "no" and move her eyes to one of them when asked a question. The nurses put her in a chair for some of each day. Over the past few days she has begun to make sounds which is the first step in being able to talk. We all know Maike has a lot of rehabilitation ahead of her but everyone is excited about the progress she is making.

If you would like to help her family with medical expenses, please send a donation to District 6250 Charitable Trust (Please include “RYE Medical Emergency Fund” in the memo) and mail it to

Rotary District 6250 Charitable Trust
c/o Bob Trussonni
907 Martin Drive
Marshfield, WI 54449

Greeting cards may be sent to:
Maike
c/o Jan Bonsett-Veal
357 N Main Street
Oregon, WI 53575-1425