Elena Landero

My mommy was a beautiful woman inside and out. She was a lover and a fighter. She loved to draw. Her art was absolutely beautiful, me and my brother reminded her ALL the time! She was also the most bravest and kindness woman you’d ever meet. If you got to meet her you’d be so blessed in her presence, because she made sure everyone was good. She was a woman of love and family. Her heart was pure for her family and friends.

I lost her to sepsis which turned into septic shock on March 2nd, 2022. (Sepsis and Septic Shock) It was the hardest reality me and my brother had to live through. She was only 49, her 50th birthday was just around the corner. Unfortunately she didn’t make it. My mom was battling diabetes, kidney disease and an infection that we didn’t know would turn into septic shock. (Sepsis and Diabetes, Sepsis and Bacterial Infections) She continued to let her doctor know, but they gave her antibiotics without doing any blood work. I knew about sepsis, but I didn’t truly know how severe it could get.

On March 1st my mom was complaining of really bad pain. She went to the hospital through the ambulance about 5pm that evening. She called me at 10pm saying she needed a chair for her leg, I couldn’t see her or go to the hospital because unfortunately Covid was still around. I told her I loved her and called them to make sure my mom got a chair for her leg. That was the last phone call I got from her. At 4:30am I received a call from the hospital stating my mom probably won’t make it, because she had gotten sepsis from her infection and it turned into septic shock. Of course the doctor said we’re doing everything we can, but it’d be best to say goodbye just in case.

I dropped to the floor feeling really numb, not knowing how different my life was going to be without my mommy in my life. I grew up with this woman, she was my best friend. The reality of this all is sepsis is dangerous and I wish there was more education about it and more doctors knew, because her doctor didn’t seem very much aware. It hurts that my mommy is gone, it hurts that I will never be able to hear her or see her again. I don’t want that to happen to someone else, I don’t want anybody to feel the pain that me and my brother had to feel. I want others to be aware and look at all the signs and get help as soon as possible. I want people to be educated and not scared. We sometimes need to be advocates for ourselves and the people we care for and that’s what I hope to do by honoring my mommy. By contributing to help others as she would’ve done too, I miss and love my mommy everyday. My mommy was a beautiful soul. I promised her, that I’d get her art out there because that woman was an extraordinary artist and me and my brother were so blessed to have had her in our lives. We love you mommy forever and always!

Source: Ericka, daughter