Jacy Henk

I woke up nauseated at 3 am. I took a nausea medication and went back to sleep – for 2 weeks in ICU. The infection was found in my pacemaker. (Sepsis and Invasive Devices) I was going into sequential organ failure when my husband found me. That was August of 2023. Today, I am lucky to be alive with all of my limbs, but my kidneys took the worst of it. I suffer from muscle weakness, joint pain, memory loss, and balance issues.

My pacemaker was initially put in due to heart failure, which came from a chemotherapy drug when I was 20 years old. That was 43 years ago. I thank God I have a husband who sensed something was wrong and came home and found me. I am grateful to be here to help others.