Carol Rataschak

Carol Rataschak
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On May 3rd I lost my mom to septic shock! I wish I knew about this terrible infection. It started early Thursday morning. Carol (my mom) was unable to sleep, so she had come in the family room to her recliner. When I got up that morning, she had started to lose strength in her legs.

Later on Thursday, we had to call the ambulance because my mom could no longer walk. We were told it was an infection of her abdomen. Things went from bad to worse rather quickly. We received a phone call early Friday morning that she had been put on a breathing tube to help her breathe. She slowly started slipping away from us, starting with full life support, the kidneys failing, then the liver, followed by the respiratory failure.

That day I lost everything. I lost my mom, best friend, and my rock. I want to raise awareness for sepsis.

Source: by Nicole Rataschak (Carol's daughter)

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