Giving A Helping Hand Where Two Is Needed

Hi my Name is Rudolph Sears, Ill. I'm raising money to help my wife, Kimberly W. Sears,get the Prosthetics she needs after a painstaking battle for her life. After testing positive for Covid-19, she was rushed away from my 7-year-old daughter and I, and placed in the ICU COVID UNIT IMMEDIATELY! The next day she slipped into a coma: my heart shattered. I feared for the emotional health of my daughter Kymberlee. I feared for the physical health of my wife. I feared for my ability to stay strong when all I wanted to do is break down. Due to the Covid restrictions at the hospital, not being able to see my wife and stand by her bedside during such a critical time drove me insane. I was sleepless. Over night, our life went from normal and happy to chaos and worry. We went from a two-parent team, to me trying to figure out how to do everything alone without it all falling apart. In the middle of the night, I received a phone call stating that my wife would be transferred out to another hospital an hour away from where we live. Three weeks passed and I still wasn't allowed to visit my beautiful wife. My daughter and I were missing a vital part of our family and everything about our former lives seemed so distant. We were lost. We felt empty and alone. Just when we thought we were getting a handle on things, at 4:44 AM the doctors at the hospital called to inform me that my wife's mental condition had declined due to a sudden brain bleed. I was devastated and heartbroken. I was scared for her and for us. What do I tell my 7-year-old daughter that's asking me every day when is mommy coming home? If I thought I had a clue, this last event most certainly showed that I didn't. I told her mommy will be home soon. Truth is, I didn't know and I still don't know. I bought her a gift to take her mind away from mommy's absence; at least for the moment. At 2:05PM the next day, doctors called again with more bad news. "Mr. Sears, your wife's kidneys have failed completely due to the body going into Septic Shock but she is still fighting." All I could do is pray. The love of my life was fighting for her life, and there was absolutely nothing I could do to help her. One week later, after 3 weeks on a ventilator and over a million prayers, I received a call that my wife had awaken from her coma!!! Unfortunately, during her coma, her upper and lower extremities became necrotic. As her body was fighting to keep her alive, it decided to sacrifice her hands and feet so she could live. Now both have to be amputated. The changes we had to make in her absence will be nothing compared to the changes she will have to make as she learns to live without something she has had the pleasure of using all of her life. Can you imagine what that is going to be like for her? I cant, but I will be there to support her every step of the way. To say our lives have been turned completely upside down would be an understatement and to add insult to injury her hands will be amputated on our Anniversary 03/18/2022. |am a living witness that life can change in an instant and without a warning. But, we don't lye down in defeat. We fight! We fight just like my wife is doing right now. And, we don't give up. We take the challenges that life throws at us, and we do our best to make the necessary adjustments to overcome. I'm asking for your help; to help a husband get his wife the medical treatment and rehabilitation needed in order for her to ever have a chance at normalcy.To help our family learn how to live in what will become our new normal. To help give hope, where hope has been diminished.