Help Krystalle recover from Guillain Barré

This has been a very tumultuous time for my best friend Krystalle Perry. Imagine slowly losing the use of your arms, hands, and legs, needing assistance to breath and not being able to talk or do anything on your own at the age of 25. It has been devastating to watch my vivacious friend go through hell and back and remain hopeful after being diagnosed with a chronic illness. She is one of the hardest working people that I know and the kindest soul, who would give anything to help anyone.

Shortly after receiving her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine she began experiencing issues that she tried to ignore. She initially didn’t feel so great but brushed it off thinking maybe she was getting a cold. She tried treating herself at home but her cold-like symptoms only got worst, which at a point made her think maybe she had caught Covid-19 again. After being tested and ruling out Covid-19, that bought a bit of relief to her at that time. She then continued back to doing things as she normally would, all while still trying to nurse herself back to good health. Amid doing this and thinking things were making a turn for the better she started developing numbness and tingling that started in her toes. She tried to ignore it but then in just a few short days, she started experiencing the same thing in her fingers. Becoming nervous of what was going on she then went to the hospital to get herself checked out, where she was evaluated and it was believed that her symptoms were not severe and was sent home. Her symptoms only continued to get worse and she was in extreme pain, so she then followed up with her PCP, who referred her to a neurologist. Within just a few minutes of speaking to the neurologist it was suggested she go back to the ER because her symptoms were presenting as Guillain Barré Syndrome. Following her doctors orders, after finally being admitted, that next morning Krystalle went to the bathroom, fell to the floor and could not gather the strength to get back up. It was at that point that my friend became scared for her life and realized that what she was going through was even more serious than what she may have thought.

After several test it was confirmed she was diagnosed with GBS. Since these series of events, Krystalle has been hospitalized for nearly five months now. She had dealt with trouble breathing from lung failure, unable to text or call on her family or friends because she had to learn how to use her fingers again, she could not talk for a month after being trached and to this day she is still unable to walk.

She was recently transitioned to a sub-acute rehabilitation center where she is trying to overcome extreme pain and regain her strength to eventually be able to transfer from one chair to the other. She is working to have the ability to sit up on her own, recover balance and eventually stand and use her hands and arms with confidence. While all this is going on she is accruing medical bills and will need a lot of assistance with her transition from rehab to home considering she will need an exuberant amount of medical equipment, therapy and everyday necessities. We are looking to raise at least $50,000 but as we all know medical expenses can increase and we are looking to assist her as much as we can. If you can find it in your heart to donate anything to help Krystalle through this fight it would be deeply appreciated. Thank you.