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Our friend and Levi Strauss & Co. retiree Beth Mesirow has been going through an incredible medical ordeal.
This past March, she was not feeling well and admitted herself to the hospital. After running numerous tests over the week she was there, nothing was found so she was released. A few days later on March 24th, she ended up back at the hospital having been incoherent and was diagnosed with a sepsis infection that spread rapidly through her body and to her brain. The infection was so severe that they had to make the difficult decision to amputate her right leg below the knee because the infection had gone the way to the bone.
During the amputation surgery, she suffered a stroke on the left side of her body. It was also determined that her kidneys were weak so she’s now getting dialysis treatments 3 times per week. She was in the hospital from March 24th to May 25th and then was moved to a skilled nursing facility in San Francisco where she is today.
At this facility, she’s getting home care needs (insulin, medications, bed changing, dialysis 3 times per week, etc.) in addition to physical therapy. The goal is to build up the strength to be fitted for a prosthetic leg on her right side and build up the strength on her stroke-impacted left side to be able to walk again.
Through all of this, she even had to surrender her kitty Tallulah, who’s been her companion for 15 years, back to the San Francisco SPCA where she originally adopted her.
In the meantime, exorbitant medical costs are piling up while she continues to focus on her recovery. The current facility she’s in costs $9K per month just for the home care. The insurance company has declined multiple rebuttals to cover her physical therapy, medical bills from multiple surgeries, prescriptions, transportation services, as well as her home care, so she’s now responsible for these expenses.
This horrific situation has caused unimaginable emotional, financial and physical toll, but she’s doing her best to keep her sense of humor and spirits up. She has so much to deal with in the days and months to come and financial worry should not be one of them.
Thank you for considering donating to Beth’s recovery. Every little bit will help.
This past March, she was not feeling well and admitted herself to the hospital. After running numerous tests over the week she was there, nothing was found so she was released. A few days later on March 24th, she ended up back at the hospital having been incoherent and was diagnosed with a sepsis infection that spread rapidly through her body and to her brain. The infection was so severe that they had to make the difficult decision to amputate her right leg below the knee because the infection had gone the way to the bone.
During the amputation surgery, she suffered a stroke on the left side of her body. It was also determined that her kidneys were weak so she’s now getting dialysis treatments 3 times per week. She was in the hospital from March 24th to May 25th and then was moved to a skilled nursing facility in San Francisco where she is today.
At this facility, she’s getting home care needs (insulin, medications, bed changing, dialysis 3 times per week, etc.) in addition to physical therapy. The goal is to build up the strength to be fitted for a prosthetic leg on her right side and build up the strength on her stroke-impacted left side to be able to walk again.
Through all of this, she even had to surrender her kitty Tallulah, who’s been her companion for 15 years, back to the San Francisco SPCA where she originally adopted her.
In the meantime, exorbitant medical costs are piling up while she continues to focus on her recovery. The current facility she’s in costs $9K per month just for the home care. The insurance company has declined multiple rebuttals to cover her physical therapy, medical bills from multiple surgeries, prescriptions, transportation services, as well as her home care, so she’s now responsible for these expenses.
This horrific situation has caused unimaginable emotional, financial and physical toll, but she’s doing her best to keep her sense of humor and spirits up. She has so much to deal with in the days and months to come and financial worry should not be one of them.
Thank you for considering donating to Beth’s recovery. Every little bit will help.
Organizer and beneficiary
Beth Mesirow
Beneficiary