Kansas Mom Seeks Liver Transplant After Spider Bites as GoFundMe Nears $28,000 Goal
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 5
Kansas Mom Seeks Liver Transplant After Spider Bites as GoFundMe Nears $28,000 Goal
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 5
Summary
Britagne Miller is waiting to qualify for a liver transplant after multiple spider bites at Cheney Lake in May spiraled into end-stage liver failure, according to local reports.
Four days after the bites, a bruise on her calf swelled painfully; Miller, who has two blood-clotting disorders and a compromised liver, underwent emergency surgery to remove nearly 300 milliliters of clots from her leg.
An infection then worsened her condition, and Miller said doctors told her she had from three days to a month to live before she spent weeks in intensive care.
July 11 marked her release from the hospital to recover at home, while doctors still had not confirmed the species involved, though the wound's appearance suggested a brown recluse.
A GoFundMe launched after her husband lost his job while caring for her had raised $25,635 from 442 donations toward a $28,000 goal for medical and household bills.