How it all started
Symptoms:
- GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
- Difficulty sleeping
Diagnosis:
Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease.
Hepatitis B is most commonly spread from mother to child at birth or exposure to infected blood. The development of chronic infection is very common in infants infected from their mothers or before the age of 5 years.
September 9, 2008
Kaiser’s Gastroenterologist discovered that my liver was failing. She directed me to go to Kaiser Sunset Blvd. right away and be admitted to the E.R.;
September 10, 2008
Brought to the Telemetry Room for observation;
September 15, 2008
In comatose state – on life support.
My world was in total darkness.