Jade's Meningitis Battle: A Tale of Resilience

0:00On March 31, a 33-year-old woman from SAIL named Jade Bird caught a severe case of meningitis while vacationing in Tenerife. She was set to fly home on March 18 but collapsed at the airport from a brain infection. Doctors rushed her to the hospital and put her in an induced coma right away. After eight days in the coma and ten more on intravenous antibiotics, Jade spent a total of 18 days in the hospital. She got discharged on March 26 and made it back to the UK that same day. Turns out, ear problems from high altitudes on the island, like trips to Masca Valley and Mount Tide, might have triggered it all. The support poured in from friends and family who launched to go fund me, raising over 13,000 pounds. That cash covered flights for her loved ones to visit and helped with her recovery time off work. Reuniting with her six-year-old daughter Skyla, hid hard. They'd never been apart that long and both broke down crying. Jade still facing a long road with poor hearing, weak hands, memory loss, and some brain swelling. She needs a lumbar

1:06puncture soon and could take months to fully recover. Her insurance handled the huge medical bills, which was a huge relief. She's paying it forward by planning a big donation to a fundraiser for a five-year-old boy from SAIL, battling cancer, saying he needs it more. Jade's just grateful to be alive, crediting the Tenerife Hospital and everyone's kindness for giving her daughter her mom back.