My mom didn’t feel right for a little two months, like really didn’t feel well, and slept a lot and was so cold. I took to the doctor’s three times the month of April, two in May, to the ER twice, and paramedics came to our home, three times. My mom refused to go with them as she feared COVID. The day it all happened, she had a nose bleed the night before. It would not stop. I tried to get her to go to the ER. I called the EMTs. She refused. Now I know how very confused she ... Read Full Story

Emma touched countless lives in her short but vibrant 13 years. She was a friend who truly listened, a shoulder to cry on, a mentor to her peers, and the one who could always make you laugh with a perfectly timed joke. She jumped into the pool with the biggest splash, played board games late into the night, and could be found flipping through the air wherever she went. Gymnastics was her passion, but so was adventure—whether it was exploring outside in the snow, traveling to new places, or simply saying “yes” to any opportunity for fun. She loved to ... Read Full Story

In September of 2023 I started having pain in my left knee, it progressed quickly to the point I couldn’t walk. I went to the ER 3 times crying in pain and they really didn’t do anything. To them I was obese and already had arthritis so why look further. The next night I couldn’t take the pain anymore. My sister brought me to the ER and yelled at them to do something. I don’t remember much until I woke up about 2 weeks later on a ventilator. My sister told me I had MRSA in the knee and I ... Read Full Story

I was in hospital for 7 weeks and was discharged 3 weeks ago. I need a heart valve transplant, my kidneys are at 40% function and my lungs had 14 abscesses. I still have pain in ankles, hips,  shoulders  and hands, I also lost 3.3 stone. PSS the doctors call it. My cartilage and tendons are destroyed and I’ve been given 5 years to live but I’m going to prove them wrong. I thought I had gout until both feet and hands swelled like balloons, I had an appointment with a GP in 4 days time but I was lucky ... Read Full Story

My dad was my best friend in the world. He was the kindest person I have ever known, a true definition of an angel on earth. He developed sepsis as a result of aspiration pneumonia, due to his Parkinson’s, and within three short weeks to the day, he passed away. (Sepsis and Parkinson’s Disease, Sepsis and Pneumonia) The medical teams did a wonderful job doing all that they could, and my dad fought hard. He gave his family the best life imaginable, as a result of his love, hard work, and how he raised his daughters. Although our world will ... Read Full Story