“There are no words for how appreciative our family is for the love and support. “It’s overwhelming how supportive and generous the entire Ottawa community has been,” said Fraser. The barbecues will be fired up and 100 per cent of the event’s proceeds will go toward helping their buddy and his family. “He should be, because he is such a big part of us.” To draw awareness to how fragile life can be and how it can change in the blink of an eye, the co-owners have brought together 14 musical performers that will make the Aug. The resident photographer “walks in like he owns the place,” Brad Fennell, co-owner, laughed. Sisk is no stranger to the Kaladar Avenue location. Regular strength and mobility are a ways off.” With a long road ahead to get Sisk back with a camera in his hands, the crew at Overflow Brewing Company are stepping up to help. “He’s lost so much muscle over the last month, even lifting his arms is extremely difficult, let alone sitting up on the side of the bed. He’s now on four hours of dialysis roughly every other day rather than eight hours daily, which means his system is stronger and stable enough to handle a more aggressive form of dialysis.” He is being weaned off a trachea tube that had to be inserted, and most of the infection is either gone or well under control. “He has some confusion, and the delirium needs to subside. “Everyone’s healing journey is different,” Fraser said. It’s extremely aggressive, and in younger, healthier people, the body does a good job of compensating and holding things together - until it can’t anymore and gives out.” Sisk has been in the hospital since the early hours of July 13 with no prediction on when he’ll be able to return home to his wife and seven-year-old identical twin girls. “He had been walking around saying he was feeling better at home - with septic shock and kidney failure - and we had no idea,” Sisk’s wife Erin Fraser said. Within days, Sisk’s health deteriorated, landing him in the intensive care unit -intubated, sedated and being loaded with an arsenal of life-saving medications that were pumped into his system. Doctors suspected invasive group A streptococcal disease (iGAS) and awaited test results to nail down the diagnosis. A few days passed, and what he and his wife thought was a minor illness quickly escalated and he had to be rushed to the hospital. In the beginning of July, amid Bluesfest - one of Sisk’s busiest periods of the year - he became unwell, causing him to be absent from a portion of the festival. If you have been to a major concert in this city, there is a good chance Sean Sisk was standing in front of you in the pit, photographing the performers during the first three songs of their set.
25, to help raise funds and to celebrate their dear friend and popular Ottawa freelance photographer Sean Sisk. Overflow Brewing Company will be opening their doors Friday, Aug. Social Scene | Community Builders: Focus - Benefit Concert for Sean Sisk Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.National Capital Region's Top Employers.
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