Carrie Tozak's story

I am your average person, I always had chronic ear infections, only in my left ear, and a month ago I had an ear infection and was not feeling well. I started to get really bad migraines and throwing up.

The last thing I remember is I said my foot is numb. My daughter found me lying on the couch not making any sense. They called an ambulance and rushed me to the hospital I was almost in a coma, my legs and arms would not stop moving.

Bacterial meningitis

They found out I had bacterial meningitis and I was in ICU for 4 days, then to a ward, so I was in the hospital for a total of 2 weeks. I almost died.

I’m lucky to be alive the doctors said and I’m very thankful.

I’m home now but below my left knee to my foot is still numb, the headaches are gone, I am so weak, I’m shaky, I’m very tired and don’t feel like myself and I have a lot of lower back pain. They did a spinal tap twice. I’m lucky to be alive the doctors said and I’m very thankful. I do a lot of praying, but I’m worried and my brain feels scrabbled.

Whoever has lost someone or is going through this may God be with you.

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