Aurora, CO
Medical
Christina Stephens
Waking up paralyzed
- On Sept 15th 2022 I woke up paralyzed from my waist down.i can't even put into words on how scared and confused I was .I was a healthy active women.never would I have thought this was going to happen to me.i went to the hospital they did mri x-rays all the above to try and figure out what was wrong with me.they said I had a lesion in my spine that hemreaiged and that what was causing my paralysis.i was in greeley colorado at the time and so they transfered me to uc health in aurora Colorado. While I was there they was doing all kind of blood test to make sure I didn't have any kind of infections and had me on all kinds of antibiotics just incase I did.they told me that there was nothing that they could do for me but hope that it gets better..I was there for 80 days. While being there for a couple of months I took a turn for the worst.i woke up in icu i had 3 strokes in my brain and 2 in my spine.so instead of being paralyzed just from the waste down now im a quadruplegic. At this time I had no support from my family friends I was alone.my father had a brain anyrisem.my mother she is in prison for life she has been down 23 years and my sister went back to prison. My brother pass away in 2017. And my other family didn't care or have any kind of support for me when I really needed it. I didn't get rehabilitation because I didn't have a home to go to. So I was denied any kind of therapy I really needed .they was trying to send me to a nursing home at the time I couldn't see myself at that type of living environment. I was 31 years old. I was discharged from there and back out to the streets of Greeley Colorado.with no support no financial assistance no long term medicad not even a good wheelchair to be able to get around in. After some time I ended back in the hospital with sepsis and stag 4 pressure sores and ones on my legs and feet.it was so bad and I didn't even realize I had magets on my lower body.it was the worst thing I could see on my own body and could not do a thing about it.so this time at the hospital I agree on going to a nursing home cause I need help n I can't do it by myself. My health my mental state was at its lowest I was In a state of not caring about my life or living anymore...I've got much better now mentally.But I still need help plz I live in a nursing home that don't have a restorative program .so I don't get therapy.i now have another pressure sore on my bottom just as big as the other one.i need a wheelchair with a really good cushion so it takes away the pressure and a chair that actually is for me that can tilt back and help me be more independent like a human should.instead of just not going forward or going back .I really want to start moving forward in life instead of being held back because of not having money .I really need a mobility bike that help me gain back mobility in my legs and at least keeps me from getting worse and having worse problem witch is already happening. I really won't to get better I have the hope and integrity to do it but not the right help or equipment to do so.if I did have those few thing it would change my life my everything. It would be a blessing from the lord if I could just get a helping hand that is very much needed. If I had the money to get those three thing my life would be 100% better I would feel like I could be almost normal again and not have to depend on no one for help for the most part cause medicad won't pay for it. I wish the health system was different I didn't know how bad it was until I had to go through this and it open my eyes and it breaks my heart for people that don't have good health insurance.please help me be more independent and let me know there is someone out there that cares . An that im not all alone like I have been through this hole life changing mess that i would never wish for anyone to have to go through especially alone. And the doctor said the more I use my body the more likely I will gain it back an the less I use it I probably won't gain it back.so please I'll I'm asking is just a little bit of help to get me back my body and legs plz an my health .I do believe that the lord will give me my body and my legs back someday I haven't lost hope.plz
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