On Monday, 2-22-2021, Shana started experiencing a tingling and numbness in her fingers and toes. She also had pain in her back and neck, and a pins and needles feeling throughout her body. By Wednesday, 2-24, the numbness had spread. She was now experiencing a loss of feeling in her hands and feet, but also still feeling pain, and having some trouble breathing. She scheduled a doctors appointment that morning.. but to her dismay, she was told that it was just a lack of vitamins in her body. She was given some vitamins to take and sent home. By that very same night, the numbness/loss of feeling and pain had continued to spread. We finally convinced her to go to the ER. She was very scared and worried, and part of that was due to the fact that she has no insurance. She was worried about being sick, but also very worried about being able to pay for an ER visit.. especially since she had already missed quite a bit of work due to being positive for Covid-19, and a then week of snow/ice.  But she went to the ER at Maury Regional and lots of tests were ran but the doctors weren’t finding anything. She spent hours in the ER with pain and numb limbs to the point she was beginning to be unable to walk on her own. They finally sent her home with a diagnosis of having anxiety attacks. She has never suffered from anxiety before, and we were all stumped that her arms and legs were going numb and they sent her away basically saying it was just anxiety and it was all in her head. She was given something to relax her and the only thing they prescribed to her was an inhaler to try and help with the breathing issues. The next morning, Thursday 2-25, the issues continued to get worse. The numbness/loss of feeling and pins and needles feeling had spread further. It had moved up her legs, all the way to her thighs. She was unable to walk on her own at all, and she could not sit up on her own. She also had a heaviness on her chest that was making it difficult to breathe. So she decided to try a different place and ended up going to Tristar ER. They once again ran an array of tests, only to come to the diagnosis of anxiety attacks once again., she was given Xanax to calm her and Lorotabs for pain and eventually sent home again. On Friday, 2-26,  she was completely unable to walk or do most things for herself. She was basically paralyzed. And if it wasn’t bad enough, she was having chest pains and extreme difficulty to breathe. An ambulance was called and she was taken to Maury Regional ER once again. This time she was admitted. After further discussion of her symptoms, and speaking with a neurologist, she was diagnosed with Guillian-Barre Syndrome. This disease is very rare, but becoming more common with people who have or have had Covid, AND with people who have gotten the Covid Vaccine. GBS is a disease where basically your immune system attacks your nerves. It is so rare that the hospital apparently doesn’t keep the medicine for it in stock, except enough for 1 person. And unluckily enough, there was already a person there with the disease. So Maury Regional had to call around and see who else had the medicine that had the room and could treat her. She was then transported from Maury Regional to Vanderbilt. The night of 2-26, she started the treatment for Guillian-Barre Syndrome. We have been told that she will be staying at Vanderbilt and being treated for a minimum of 5 days. But the recovery can, and probably will be much longer. She will also have to undergo months of physical therapy. Because of all of this, she will be unable to work for an unknown amount of time. Her husband, Ryan, is also presently missing work to be with her and take care of her. They do not have insurance and this week of Emergency room visits and hospital stays is taking a huge monetary toll on them. They will need all of the support and help that we can give them. Also, all the prayers you can give!!! If you are willing and able to donate, PLEASE, ANY AMOUNT WILL HELP THEM!! And please keep all the family in your thoughts and prayers. We will do whatever we can for Shana, and her husband Ryan, and their daughter Rhettley. (Age 5).       -Thank you for your time and God Bless!

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Just wanted to add some updates on what all has happened and what Shana has been through. 
                      *UPDATE 5-14-2021*
Shana was placed on mechanical ventilator and placed in ICU. She was there for 41 days on the ventilator. She was then transferred to a long term care facility. She has had some ups and downs and went back to Vanderbilt for another week due to pneumonia and an infection. She has finally got off the ventilator and they have removed her tracheotomy. She is still at the long term care facility undergoing therapy to learn how to do basic day to day skills and walk again. She has not gained all of her feeling  back as of yet and it’s taking a while for her left hand to respond. She is getting better but it’s a slow process. 77 days in and a long way to go to get back to somewhat normal. We are grateful for the prayers and support everyone is giving her. ♥️