Fire

I wanted to share with you my personal story of the day a fire changed my life forever. On June 11th, 2018, I suffered from 2nd degree burns on 27% of my body, including my right arm and both legs. It was a traumatic experience that left me in immense pain and shock.

Looking back, I realize that the cause of the fire was my own foolishness. I used some old oil to start a fire and didn't realize that it contained a significant amount of gas. When the flames erupted, it was too late to turn back.

The road to recovery was long and arduous, but I am grateful for the medical professionals who helped me through it. The pictures posted on this website are a chronological representation of my journey towards healing. It took several months of intense pain, wound care, and rehabilitation during the summer of 2018.

I cannot begin to describe the pain I felt during this time. It was excruciating, and there were days when I felt like giving up. However, I found strength in the love and support of my family and friends. They helped me through the darkest moments and reminded me that life is precious, and I needed to hold on.

If there is one thing I have learned from this experience, it's that life is unpredictable, and accidents can happen to anyone. It's essential to be cautious and take proper precautions to prevent accidents from occurring. However, if something unfortunate does happen, it's crucial to stay strong and persevere through the difficult times.

I hope that my story will serve as a reminder to everyone who visits this page that life is precious, and we should cherish every moment we have. We must take care of ourselves and those around us and always strive to be mindful of our actions.

before the 911 call...

before 911 call

before the 911 call...

6/11/18 after going to Mercy hospital

6/11/18 the seen of the explosion

melted my shoelaces together

6/11/18 at the hospital

before the 911 call...

6//12 /18

6/12/18 leg blowing up

6/12 CHANGING DRESSING

6/12/18

6/12/18 I think?

6/13/18?.

6/13/18?

6/13/18 right leg still no dressing was told 1st degree burns

6/13/18 left leg

left leg 6/13/18

6/13/18

left leg 6/13/18

6/14/18 right leg

shoe laces melted

arm

ARM

OUTSIDE R LRG 6/15

6/15 R LEG OUTSIDE

6/15 INSIDE R LEG wooried about area around my skin graph eventhough ER told this leg was 1st degree only

INSIDE LEFT LEG 6/15

6/15 WRAPS I started on my own to wrap the right leg as the left leg and arm despite instructions from ER

6/15 OUT SIDE LFT LEG

6/15

6/15 OUTSIDE LEFT LEG

6/16 RIGHT ARM

6/16 INSIDE RIGHT LEG

6/16 RIGHT LEG OUTSIDE

6/16 RIGHT LEG INSIDE SKIN GRAPH

6/16 RIGHT LEG OUTSIDE

6/16/LEFT LEG OUTSIDE

6/16 LEFT LEG OUTSIDE

6/16 LEFT LEG INSIDE

6/16 LEFT LEG OUTSIDE

6/16 RIGHT LEG OUTSIDE

6/16 LEFT OUTSIDE??

6/16 ARM LEFT OPEN PUT SOCK ON AS BELOW

SUNDAY THIS IS WAY TOOMUCH PAIN

6/17/18

6/17 Pain Clinic nurse showed her pictures she told me to go to Imediate Crare I did within the hour.

6/17 BEFORE SHOWWER OUTSIDE LEFT LEG

6/17 INSIDE RIGHT LEG .

6/17 BEFORE SHOWE INSIDE OF RIGHT LEG GRAFTED SKIN

6/17

6/17 BEFORE DEBRIS REMOVAL

6/17 repeat of picture above.

6/17

6/17 NEED TO CLEANED

6/17 HARSH CLEANING

6/17 DEBRIS INSIDE RIGHT LEG, i DID ON MY OWN THIS LEG AS WELL WITH DAILY WITH SILVADE

6/17 DAILY WITH SILVADE

6/17 OUTSIDE LEFT LEG.DAILY WITH SILVADE

6/17DAILY WITH SILVADE

6/17 AFTER DEBRIS PASSED OUT FROM PAIN IN TUB..

6/17 RIPPED ALL OF THE DEAD SKIN , COULD NOT GET BACK DOWNSTAIRS FOR SEVERAL HOURS... TOO MUCH PAIN...

6/17 SPRAYED ALL OF THE OLD SKIN DOWN THE DRAIN PASSED OUT....NO PAIN MEDS TODAY

6/17 RIGHT ARM

6/17 BEFORE DEAD SKIN OFF CANT DEAL WIT THE PAIN

6/18 I called regular doctor until 6/20/18

I showed these picturd to no av

infection was not noticed unitl I complained of smell

smell bad tolld me to wait unit I go to burn clinic.... on 6/20/18

9/18 ONE WEEK PAST STILL NOTHING DONE,DAILY WITH SILVADENE CREAM AND WRAPPED

GRAFF AREA SMELLS 6/18 WANT ME TO MAKE APPT WITH BURN CENTER iIN ROCKFORD,DAILY WITH SILVADENE CREAM AND WRAPPED

6/18 left leg outside

6/18/18 but got to wait 2 days now to get in....DAILY WITH SILVADENE CREAM AND WRAPPED

6/18/18 2 DAYS to burn clinic

6/18/18 hurts

6/18 IONE WEEK AFTER ACCIDENT FEET SWOLLEN STINCKING PUSS FROM THE WOUND AND FINALLY GOT ANTIBIOTIC WRAP AND A SCRIPT FOR KEFLEX WENT TO MERCY ER TODAY

6/18 MERCY ER WRAPED LEG WITH THIS STUFF GOT ANTIBIOTIC WRAP AND A SCRIPT FOR KEFLEX

6/18 IONE WEEK AFTER ACCIDENT FEET SWOLLEN STINCKING PUSS FROM THE WOUND AND FINALLY GOT ANTIBIOTIC WRAP AND A SCRIPT FOR KEFLEX MERCY ER NOW BOTH LEGS TREATED DAILY WITH SILVADE