Diane Guion

 

Birthday June 11, 1956

Hi, My name is Diane Guion and I live in Orange County, NY.

I am 48 years old.

I am married to a wonderful man named Bill . We have two daughters, Stacy 23 and Denise 22.

My oldest daughter blessed us with a grandson Logan.  He is two years old.

When I was sick in the hospital with meningitis, I just kept looking at my grandson's photo and praying to God, Let me go home and love my grandson. He is my pride and joy. I am very blessed with my family.  They were by my side every single day doing for me, they kept me going.

God answered my prayers.

My Earth Bound Angel Story

I woke up the morning of February 12, 2004. I did not feel good and I could not stop shivering and shaking. I had a fever also. I didn't have the energy to go to work, I called in sick. My husband called the doctor and I was told to come in at 11:30 am. My doctor was not there that day his physician assistant checked me over. I had a stiff neck and my blood pressure was a little low. She took a throat culture which came back negative. She told me I could be coming down with the flu and to go home and drink fluids and stay in bed. I went home still feeling real bad, went to bed my husband said we will go to another doctor tomorrow if I wasn't feeling any better, but by 7pm that evening I was feeling really bad and the pain in my legs were unbearable.

I started to get undressed and my daughter noticed purple spots on my arms, my husband called an ambulance, I was rushed to the hospital, by then the purple spots were multiplying on my legs and arms, my blood pressure was 50 over 17 I was flooded with antibiotics and a spinal tap. I was then confirmed with meningococcal meningitis. I was in the hospital for 21\2 weeks. Then went to rehabilitation for another 3 weeks .I couldn't walk, eat, etc. The damage to my arms and legs was so painful, But today I have scars but I can live with that. I am alive and have my limbs. If my legs didn't let me know the pain, to go to the hospital, it would have been different story. Another few minutes would have made a difference in life or death. I am a survivor of this terrible disease.
Thank you for letting me share my story.

May God bless you.

Diane

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