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Please help my Stepfather with my mothers medical

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Hello, my name is Erin Williams. I’m raising funds to help my stepfather, Erik, pay medical bills and other bills that he is falling behind on due to being out of work and at the hospital helping care for my mother. My mother, Tammy, who is only 56 years old, was brought into the hospital two weeks ago. She suffered two cardiac arrests. One lasting ten minutes, causing brain injury and organ damage. Her heart was restarted thank you to the amazing staff at Obici. However, she did get fractured ribs and a collapse in one of her lungs from the CPR. Her doctor said that her heart function was at less than 10%, her organs were failing and her condition was so critical that she would not make it. We all came in to say our goodbyes. Fortunately, with lots of prayer and wonderful medical attention, she pulled through. She was on four pressers (medications which were forcing her heart to pump), ten IV drips, and a ventilator. Today, she is off all of that, the collapse in her lung has healed, and her heart function is much better. When she came off of everything, she was back to her normal self. Smiling, talking, holding things, drinking from a cup, trying to get out of the hospital bed. Things were looking very promising. The doctors called her a miracle. However, she had a set back and suffered two seizures in one day and now she is completely different. They have moved her into a step down unit from the ICU but she is not herself. She is not very responsive, she is unable to properly hold things such as utensils, she keeps making repetitive movements, and she is very shaky. She is extremely underweight, she is not eating or drinking much and they are trying to keep her electrolytes up. My stepfather has taken a lot of time off work to be with her and we do not know how much longer she will be kept in the hospital if she keeps regressing. My stepfather is falling behind on his usual bills. He is also responsible for covering part of her medical bills as his insurance only covers a portion. I am hoping that the kindness of donators will help him get through this. If you are unable to donate, we just ask for lots of prayer. To see photos from her stay, please visit the updates section. Thank you for your consideration and generosity and we will continue to post updates.
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    Erin Williams
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    Suffolk, VA
    Erik Baughman
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