Please Help Ivana Get Better
Let me start by saying that I am going to be a
nurse one day. I am extremely
compassionate and caring. Anyone who
knows me can tell you that I will do anything and everything for those who need
help. My goal is to become a nurse one
day. That goal has been sidetracked by a
series of unfortunate events.
My Name is Ivana, a 17-year-old high
school senior that has been accepted into Georgia Southern University for the
fall semester 2013.
Here is my story; I was diagnosed with
thyroid cancer when I was 13, two years later that cancer spread to the lymph
nodes in my neck. I had surgery in December 2011 to have the infected
nodes in my neck removed. After the
surgery, things were going so good for me until now. I am currently intubated at a hospital in
Jacksonville, Florida for sepsis. Yes, I
developed a mystery infection in my stomach that has drastically put a setback
in my future plans. I have had multiple surgeries to wash out the infection,
and I lay in bed with an open stomach. I am on an array of antibiotics and medications
to control my blood pressure, and soon I will be on continuous renal
replacement therapy to help my kidneys, which have been affected by my blood
pressure.
Everyday that I lay in bed sedated, I lose muscle
tone. I am also at high risk for
pressure sores. My mom has been at my
bedside turning me and providing movement to my arms and my legs. My situation is very critical, however the
doctors say that I am young and I have a big chance for a full recovery. They say that it will be at least a week
before I am taken off the ventilator, and a month or two before I am completely
well and ready to resume my goal to become a nurse.
I am asking for a small donation to off set medical bills. Prayer and words of encouragement are also
requested. Thank you in advance for your
help! I will keep you posted of my
progress.