My name is Stephen Diano Jr, and my mother is Annalee (Teri) Kelly. I live in Kentucky and my mother was living with her husband, Michael Kelly, in Menifee, CA.

They both went on a Mediterranean cruise in late Oct. 2024 when my mother fell ill with dizziness and headaches. The original doctor that saw her asked for a CT scan of the head, which revealed a brain aneurysm. She was transferred to multiple hospitals in Greece while I engaged her Kaiser insurance as time was not on our side, and she couldn't get treated at the first three hospitals due to insurance issues, emergency surgery requirements, etc.

She was finally transported to a fourth hospital that would not only work with her medical insurance but was able to perform the procedure in less than 24 hours after being admitted. The surgery went well but she remained in Athens, Greece for 4 months to be treated for multiple complications and other health issues that were preventing her from flying back to the United States.

She was there just shy of 4 months and it appears her husband flew to Scotland, where he is originally from, sometime between Christmas 2024 and the first part of January 2025 and has never returned (abandoned). She finally received clearance after many complications, treatments, and procedures to be fit to fly with a nurse escort and she arrived back in the U.S. around 3 PM PST on Feb 17.

She was at the main Kaiser Medical Center in Riverside, CA for about a week before being transferred to Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Center for rehab. Her husband, Michael Kelly, has not attempted to contact Kaiser, myself or my brother or return phone calls and emails regarding her status.

Her health, appetite, and mental capacity has deteriorated while at Alta Vista and she was rushed to Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside and admitted to ICU immediately. Both my brother and I had conference calls with doctors and nurses daily on life saving measures and the effect of the measures on her quality of life. Her medical teams opened an elder abuse case against her husband for abandonment and other issues. We have been doing the best we can without the power of attorney or guardianship and her medical team continued to work directly with myself and my brother since late October when she fell ill.

It is with great sorrow and a heavy heavy heart to report that she passed away from her earthly life on March 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. At this point we are asking for donations to cover travel, cremation and funeral costs.

I thank you in advance for your donations, your support, your prayers and your hearts.

Romans 8:28 (ESV)
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose

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