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GBS (Guillain-Barré Syndrome)!!!!!!!!!! It's a disease that lays dormant until a viral, bacterial infection, or a vaccine is introduced into the body. GBS attacks your immune system till there's nothing left, and you become paralyzed and then death. My sister got Covid-19 and almost died from it. She suffered with pneumonia and Covid-19, 3 years ago. They believe the pneumonia was caused by the Covid-19. She got a vaccine against Covid-19 in the hospital. The doctors think that between the Covid and the vaccine and pneumonia, that's what activated the GBS. She never fully recovered from it. She was better for a very short time. Then she had a seizure and broke her leg and ankle. Every month for a year now, 1 week out of every month, she would go into respiratory distress and be put on life support in ICU for a week and come home. She was able to do for herself until one morning she asked me to call the ambulance to my house where we lived together because she couldn't move. She went to the hospital, and the next day while she was on life support, a doctor called me at home and asked if he could do a spinal tap. He said it would give us answers, so I agreed. He called me back and told me she was positive and declining quickly. She passed away on September 2, 2025, at 11:45 am, leaving myself (her sister) and her 2 daughters. We have no other family. This is it. I am taking care of my 2 nieces. She was taken away from us too early.

I need help with the cremation of my sister and an urn and to pay the rest of the bills and take care of her 2 daughters she left me. I was her power of attorney and I have no one or any way to do this. The funeral home said I can't even have my sister's ashes till the bill is paid. I am on SSI, and I can't pay for her funeral. Please help us!!!!! Thank you.

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Tammy Putnam
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Council Bluffs, IA

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