
Help Dustin back on his feet
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UPDATE: Hello friends, I have been following up with my doctors and they are struggling to figure out what happened exactly. I am home and doing much better however, My body has been through a lot and I'm having leftover issues, i.e. Dizzy spells, muscle fatigue, and GI issues. Due to these issues and some test results that still have not come back. I am unable to return to work. Many of you have already graciously donated to my cause and I cannot thank you enough. However, I have to ask once again for any help anyone can offer to help get through next month. I appreciate every one of you and thank you all for your donations and prayers.
Hey there, for those who don't know me, I'm called many different things; however, my name is Dustin, and I'm usually a fun-loving, smiling, silly, cheerful person to be around. I recently went on a camping trip with some friends and upon my return fell ill.
On 6/13, a doctor told me I probably just had the flu. So, I strapped down, thinking I'd be down for a few days but my symptoms; Vomiting, Constant unbreakable fever of 100-102, body aches, etc. Just kept getting worse.
On 6/17, I went to the hospital and was informed I had a Sepsis infection. This is where infection enters the bloodstream and, without immediate treatment, can cause tissue damage and organ failure, and 1 out of 3 people who get a sepsis infection die.
My white and red blood cell count dropped, I was at risk of blood clotting, I couldn't eat anything, my fever was on a rampage, and my heart rate dropped to 41 at its lowest...I could go on and on. But the doctors manage to somehow pull me through.
On 6/21, I was discharged, but I'm still very weak, and my healing process is not over. I have been out of work for almost a month and need a little help keeping afloat and paying some medical bills until I return to work. Anything you can donate would be of great help and appreciated. Either way, Thank you for reading this little blub about my situation. Love you all! -Dustin
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Dustin Richardson
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Lake Worth, FL