She Suffered From Cardiac Arrest On The Night Of Her Birthday, Leaving Her In A Vegetative State And Now Her Best Friend Is Trying To Raise The Money To Get Her Home
Dallas, Texas. A young woman named Lucia was celebrating her 29th birthday when she suffered a terrible tragedy.
“Lucia, on the night of her birthday at the age of 29, collapsed and went into cardiac arrest causing her heart to stop and oxygen to stop flowing to her brain,” Lucia’s best friend Cherish explained on a GoFundMe page.
“This lack of oxygen resulted in severe brain damage and has left Lucia in a vegetative state.”
Over the past 3 months, Lucia has been in a coma and placed on life support, while in the ICU.
Despite coming out of her coma, being able to breathe on her own, and being able to finally leave the ICU, Lucia’s doctors sadly believe she will not come out of the vegetative state she has been left in due to the damage that happened.
Facebook; pictured above is Lucia
Lucia is currently in a nursing home located in Irving, Texas, where she requires constant care, but according to Cherish, this hasn’t been a great place for her to be in.
“Lucia has now been moved to a nursing home, unfortunately, due to lack of her insurance, the nursing home hasn’t been the best place for her care and negligence has already occurred,” Cherish said.
Although Lucia does not have any cognitive function, Cherish said that she can yawn on occasion as well as close and open her eyes.
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It seems that perhaps Lucia is making small steps towards recovering, though the chances of her making a full recovery are slim.
Cherish has acknowledged the grave news, but she’s still hoping for Lucia to miraculously recover.
In the meantime, Cherish is raising money to help get Lucia an Air Ambulance flight back to Slovakia, where her family lives.
Facebook; pictured above is another photo of Lucia
“All of Lucia’s family resides in Slovakia, and the family and I would like to be able to send her home to receive the proper love, care, and support she deserves,” Cherish wrote.
“This woman is an angel, has a heart of gold, and always been a giver to anyone no matter the situation.”
“Now, it’s my turn to help her in any way possible to send her home to family, as that is what I know deep down she would want.”
“Please consider donating towards the cost of her travel through air ambulance. Due to her medical state and condition, this is the only way we can get her back home as she requires a full medical team with her.”
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe for Lucia that Cherish has set up, you can do that here.
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