After complications from a c-section. Monica was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, also know as flesh-eating bacteria. Defying the odds, Monica survived, but many of her organs didn't. The doctors had to remove her uterus, ovaries, gallbladder, and part of her colon. Then it spread to her arms and legs and so she had to have both her arms and both her legs amputated. After four months in the hospital, 37 surgeries, and grueling physical therapy, she was finally able to be released and go home to her family. The doctors expected a "why me?" breakdown from Monica while she was in the hospital and it never happened. She did have moments that she wished she had one arm or one leg because it would make life a little easier but that is not what happened and she accepted that. She was so thankful that she could still love her girls and that she was still here today.
I just think that her outlook on life is amazing. She says, "What good are you to your children if you're miserable? What are you teaching them? That you give up? That's not what I want to teach my kids. I want my girls to know that their mother's a fighter."
If you ever feel like giving up or that life is too difficult just think about Monica and if she can do it so can we!
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