Emma's Treatment

February 28th my life was turned upside down. I was sitting in class and started to feel a little light headed, something didn't feel right and it progressively got worse. The school wanted to call an ambulance but my mom was already on her way.  By the time my mom got there I was barely conscious and shaking badly. She rushed me to the Emergency room at Newport Hospital. I was there from about 2:30- about midnight. They ran all sorts of tests and gave me 5 bags of IV fluids, but nothing was helping. My blood pressure was too low and my heart rate was way too high. At about 11pm they made the call that they couldn't do anything else to help me, they wanted to send me to Hasbro. They rushed me to the ICU and I stayed there for a week. No one could figure out what was wrong with me. Physical therapy would come in often trying to get me to go for walks but every time I stood I would faint. I was finally discharged and as we were walking out the elevator doors, I fainted. A code was called and I woke up to my mom crying on the floor and at least fifty people surronding me in a hallway. I was re admitted, and told I couldn't leave until I stopped fainting, because they were afraid I would faint at home and hit my head. One night the only night my mom wasn't there I fainted and hit my head on the hospital floor. I suffered many injuries, from falling down a flight of stairs and hitting my head to popping my shoulder out of place. While everyone thought it was anxiety, there were still CT scans, MRIs and tests being done. It wasn't until many weeks later of every single day fainting they diagnosed me with lyme disease. I was put on Doxy for a month, I was sick everyday from the high dosages. I was still fainting so I went to cardiologists, neurologists and so many more doctors. Finally one doctor prescribed me with salt pills. Those seemed to really help and then we came to the conclusion that I have POTS from the lyme. POTS in simple terms basically means everytime I change position my heart skyrockets and my blood pressure drops and I faint. I was out of school for about 3 months and that was devestating for me, I loved going to school. I finally returned back to school in a wheelchair. I am so happy to finally be back in school but sadly this fight isn't over yet. I was also diagnosed with a co infection of lyme. The treatment is Ozone therapy which is when doctors take my blood out and infuse it with pure oxygen and put it back into my body. 

I now have to receive the treatment for the co infection, however my immune system is too weak for treatment right now. But when I do, my parents insurance doesn't cover the cost, in a family of 6 not including 3 dogs, money got tight really quickly. We are finally starting to pay off my medical bills from Hasbro but now we need money for my Ozone treatment. This treatment is $250 per visit and $100 per treatment and I need it 2x a week for 40 treatments The only place I can receive it for my conditions is in Vermont. It is about a 6 hour drive round trip and is 220 miles. The cost of gas is also playing a huge factor into the travel.  My parents don't deserve to have to worry about the bills and their 15 year old daughter being in and out of the hospitals and now an added cost of treatment and gas. Absoluetly any amount of donations would be greatly appreciated!