Dan Gilbert is particularly concerned by the issue. Himself affected by a stroke in 2019, the owner of the Cavs is mobilizing financially for victims of strokes.
His family foundation will thus give nearly $375 million for a center which will have 72 beds, intended for stroke victims in Detroit, his hometown, where he is very involved.
“ I am forever grateful to the doctors, nurses, therapists and staff who helped me progress every day. However, I have encountered many other patients who could not get all the care they needed because their insurance limited the number of hours covered », Regrets the manager, who had spent almost a month in the hospital before entering a rehabilitation center.
The money from his foundation will also be partly injected into a research institute which will focus on a genetic disease from which his son suffered.
Died last May at the age of 26, Nick Gilbert, who used to represent the Cavs on the evening of the Draft “lottery”, suffered from neurofibromatosis. This genetic disease causes tumors to develop in the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.
“ Today, we’re doubling down on our commitment and honoring Nick’s passion for a neurofibromatosis-free future “, said his mother Jennifer Gilbert on this “Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute”.
