By Tim Leeds 

GoFundMe account set to help retired teacher Wagner with medical expenses

 

Last updated 11/10/2023 at 12:16pm

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Havre High School math teacher Mary Wagner helps a student with a problem in 2016. Wagner, who retired that year, is being treated in Billings for what appears to be a rare disorder causing pain, numbness and paralysis, and a GoFundMe account has been established to help the family get through her treatment.

A Havre High School teacher who helped students with math for four decades is looking for some help with medical problems.

A release from GoFundMe said Mary Wagner, who retired in 2016 after 37 years of teaching math at Havre High, is in St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings as doctors try to treat what appears to be the rare immune system disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which leads to nerve damage and muscle weakness.

The release said Wagner is suffering from numbness and paralysis consistent with the disorder.

"She is also in an incredible amount of pain, which has been the hardest par...



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