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Young Mother Fighting For Her Life

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We are asking for help and everyone to dig deep in your hearts for prayers while digging deeper in your pockets to help this young mother. Here is her story ..As child at the age of 13 she fought battles that no child should have to fight and won she has stayed strong while persuvering ..While most children were out Hanging With Friends this 13 year old fought to stay alive after finding out she had a rare blood clotting disorder she was given one bad news after the next from have limitations placed on her , living on medication, taking blood thinner shots 4 times a day and including being told she was not able to be a mother even with all of this was devistating information and challenges she was handed this 23 year old didn't let these things hinder her as she was a young woman who was a mother too many children and accepted that she could not be a mother and lived through the eyes of other children until one day that changed when the doctor told her she was going to be a mother herself she followed every precaution jumped through every hoop and leaped over every hurdle. She did everything above and beyond what the doctors told her to do to make sure that her baby's life as well as her own would be protected upon delivery. Then one month into what should be a joyous time for any new mother as she returned back to work for 2 days when she was given devistating and life threatening news that she had a blood clot in her heart and she was life flighted to a nearby hospital in hopes of saving her life but her battle was far from over in the hours following her arrival decisions had to be made and the only options for doctors and patient was hyperthermia open heart surgery. This was the hardest but easiest decision for this new mother if she wanted to be here for her daughter this was the only option even with the high risks..fast forward after surgery she came out of surgery with a leaky valve and pulmonary hypertension along with the highest risks of bleeding out. This mother has a very long recovery ahead of herself and needs everyone's help as she can not go back to work for several weeks if at all.

Organizer and beneficiary

Jeanette Colbert
Organizer
Mattoon, IL
Tiela Durbin
Beneficiary

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