A Woman Drank "35% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide." This Is What Happened To Her Brain.

Summary

In this medical case, a 40-year-old woman named KJ, suffering from a history of eating disorders and misdiagnosed as having acute psychosis, eventually received a correct diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Desperate for relief, she turned to 'food grade' hydrogen peroxide therapy, mistakenly consuming a concentrated solution, leading to severe health complications. The ingestion caused oxygen bubbles in her blood, resulting in ischemia and paralysis. Despite the critical situation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped dissolve the bubbles, restoring blood flow and highlighting the dangers of alternative medicine without professional guidance.

Takeaways

• 🚑 KJ, a 40-year-old woman, was admitted to the emergency room with severe symptoms after consuming 35% hydrogen peroxide.
• 🍽 KJ had a history of an eating disorder and was frequently hospitalized due to hypoglycemia and acute onset psychosis.
• 🤒 Despite her health issues, KJ was often dismissed by her family and doctors, leading her to feel misunderstood and neglected.
• 💊 KJ was later diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) and rheumatoid arthritis, which explained her chronic symptoms.
• 💡 The nurse suspected KJ had an autoimmune disease and encouraged her to seek further testing, which led to her Lupus diagnosis.
• 💡 KJ turned to alternative therapies, including hydrogen peroxide therapy, out of frustration with conventional treatments.
• 🧪 KJ believed that 'food grade' 35% hydrogen peroxide could help with her autoimmune issues by providing extra oxygen to her body.
• 🚫 The ingestion of concentrated hydrogen peroxide is extremely dangerous and can cause severe health complications.
• 🧊 KJ stored her hydrogen peroxide in the fridge without proper labeling, leading to a tragic mistake where she consumed it.
• 🛑 The hydrogen peroxide caused an ischemic event in KJ's brain, resulting in paralysis on one side of her body.
• 🩺 KJ underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy to dissolve the oxygen bubbles in her blood and restore blood flow to her brain.

Q & A

What was the initial condition that brought KJ to the emergency room?

KJ presented to the emergency room with her eyes wide open but was completely unresponsive, and she was foaming at the mouth.

What was KJ's history with eating disorders and its effects on her mental health?

KJ had an eating disorder from a young age, which led to periodic hospitalizations and was often associated with acute onset psychosis, delusions, and hallucinations due to hypoglycemia.

Why did KJ's family, particularly her mother, downplay her health issues?

KJ's mother would interject during doctor visits, downplaying her symptoms, giving the impression that things weren't as severe as KJ described, and sometimes refused to bring her to the hospital.

What was the autoimmune disease KJ was eventually diagnosed with?

KJ was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, also known as Lupus.

How did KJ's Lupus diagnosis explain her various symptoms?

The Lupus diagnosis accounted for her facial rash, flare-ups, susceptibility to illnesses, muscle aches and pains, and acute onset psychosis.

What was the additional autoimmune condition KJ developed a few years later?

KJ developed rheumatoid arthritis, where her immune system was attacking her bones and joints, causing permanent damage.

Why did KJ turn to alternative therapies, and what was one such therapy she tried?

Frustrated with her lack of improvement on traditional medications and the cost, KJ sought alternative therapies online. One such therapy was hydrogen peroxide therapy, which she believed would provide her body with extra oxygen.

What was the critical mistake KJ made with the hydrogen peroxide, leading to her emergency?

KJ accidentally consumed concentrated 35% hydrogen peroxide, mistaking it for water, which led to her collapse and emergency room admission.

How did the ingestion of 35% hydrogen peroxide affect KJ's brain and body?

The ingestion caused caustic burns in her mouth and throat, released a large amount of oxygen which formed bubbles in her blood, blocking blood flow to her brain and causing ischemia.

What medical treatment did KJ receive to address the effects of hydrogen peroxide ingestion?

KJ underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy to increase the solubility of oxygen in her blood and break up the blockage in her brain, followed by treatment for the caustic injury to her throat and esophagus.

What is the narrator's final advice regarding alternative therapies and the health system?

The narrator advises against turning to unproven alternative therapies that can cause harm and emphasizes the importance of working within the health system to address grievances.

Outlines

00:00

🧬 Chronic Illness and Misdiagnosis

The video introduces a case study of a 40-year-old woman, KJ, who has struggled with health issues throughout her life. Initially misdiagnosed with eating disorders and acute onset psychosis due to hypoglycemia, KJ's erratic eating habits and mental health episodes were overshadowed by her mother's dismissive attitude. Despite receiving treatment for her eating disorder, KJ's health did not improve, and she continued to suffer from various symptoms like colds, headaches, and rashes. Her condition worsened when she was misdiagnosed with antipsychotic needs at the age of 24. It wasn't until a nurse's intuition led to a rheumatology appointment that KJ was correctly diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus), an autoimmune disease that explained her symptoms. However, her journey with Lupus led to further complications, including rheumatoid arthritis, causing her to question conventional medicine and seek alternative therapies.

05:00

🚫 The Dangers of Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy

KJ's search for alternative treatments led her to hydrogen peroxide therapy, promoted by online communities as a 'water with extra oxygen' that could heal her body. Despite initial skepticism, she began by applying it topically and eventually ingesting it after dilution. KJ mistakenly consumed a concentrated 35% hydrogen peroxide solution, leading to a severe reaction. The ingestion resulted in her becoming unresponsive with symptoms like foaming at the mouth, high blood pressure, and hemiplegia, indicating brain ischemia due to blocked blood flow from oxygen bubbles. The video explains the chemical reaction of hydrogen peroxide in the body, which, when concentrated, can cause heat release and tissue damage, leading to KJ's critical condition.

10:03

🩺 Medical Intervention and Recovery

Upon arrival at the emergency room, KJ's condition was assessed, revealing high blood pressure and decreased consciousness. Doctors discovered she had ingested 35% hydrogen peroxide, which caused caustic burns and blocked blood flow in her brain with oxygen bubbles, leading to ischemia. The video delves into the body's natural process of breaking down hydrogen peroxide using the enzyme catalase and how an overdose can overwhelm this system. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was considered as a treatment to dissolve the oxygen bubbles and restore blood flow. The therapy was successful in KJ's case, and after treating her injuries and undergoing rehabilitation, she began to recover from the brain injury caused by the hydrogen peroxide ingestion.

15:05

🙏 A Cautionary Tale

The video concludes with a message urging viewers to be cautious of alternative therapies and to understand the potential risks involved. It highlights the importance of seeking professional medical advice and not self-medicating with substances that can have severe consequences. The case of KJ serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of misinformed health decisions and the importance of evidence-based medicine. The video ends with a note of thanks and well-wishes for the viewers' health and well-being.

Keywords

💡Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula H2O2. It is commonly used as an antiseptic and disinfectant due to its ability to kill bacteria and other microorganisms. In the video's context, it is mistakenly consumed by the patient, leading to severe health complications. The script describes how the patient, KJ, ingested 35% 'food grade' hydrogen peroxide, which is a dangerous concentration and not meant for internal consumption, resulting in a medical emergency.

💡Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia refers to a condition where the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood is abnormally low. It can cause a range of symptoms, including confusion, irritability, and even hallucinations or seizures. In the video, KJ's eating disorder led to hypoglycemia, which was sometimes mistaken for acute onset psychosis, highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying cause of symptoms.

💡Acute Onset Psychosis

Acute onset psychosis is a sudden and severe episode of mental disturbance characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking. In the script, KJ's erratic eating habits and resulting hypoglycemia were sometimes interpreted as acute onset psychosis, indicating a misdiagnosis due to the lack of understanding of her eating disorder's impact on her mental state.

💡Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, commonly known as Lupus, is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues. The script describes KJ's diagnosis with Lupus, which explained her various symptoms such as rashes, muscle aches, and acute onset psychosis. Lupus is a central theme in the video as it represents the chronic health issues KJ faced.

💡Autoimmune Disease

An autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own cells. The video discusses KJ's struggle with Lupus, an autoimmune disease, and her subsequent diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis, another autoimmune condition. The concept is key to understanding the ongoing health challenges KJ faced throughout her life.

💡Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints, leading to pain, swelling, and potentially permanent damage. In the video, KJ's Lupus progresses to rheumatoid arthritis, which further complicates her health situation and leads to additional treatments and lifestyle changes.

💡Ischemia

Ischemia refers to a condition in which there is a restriction or blockage of blood flow to tissues, depriving them of oxygen and nutrients. In the video, KJ experiences ischemia in her brain as a result of ingesting concentrated hydrogen peroxide, which releases a large amount of oxygen that forms bubbles in the blood, blocking blood flow and leading to brain damage.

💡Hemiplegia

Hemiplegia is a form of paralysis that affects one side of the body. In the script, KJ is found to have hemiplegia after ingesting hydrogen peroxide, indicating that part of her brain was not receiving adequate blood flow, which is a critical clue for the doctors diagnosing her condition.

💡Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical treatment that involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or chamber. The video describes how KJ underwent this therapy to treat the ischemia caused by the hydrogen peroxide ingestion. The high pressure helps dissolve more oxygen into the blood, breaking up the oxygen bubbles and restoring blood flow to the brain.

💡Catalase

Catalase is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in breaking down hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, thus neutralizing its potentially harmful effects. The script explains that cells have catalase to manage the hydrogen peroxide produced during normal metabolic activity. However, when KJ ingests a large amount of hydrogen peroxide, the cells are overwhelmed, and the enzyme cannot keep up, leading to a dangerous release of oxygen and heat.

💡Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide

The term 'food grade hydrogen peroxide' refers to hydrogen peroxide that is considered safe for use in the food industry, typically for sanitizing surfaces. In the video, KJ mistakenly consumes 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide, believing it to be safe due to its labeling, which is a critical misunderstanding that leads to her dire health crisis.

Highlights

A 40-year-old woman, KJ, presented to the emergency room unresponsive with eyes wide open, foaming at the mouth.

KJ had a history of eating disorders, hypoglycemia, and acute onset psychosis with delusions and hallucinations.

Her erratic eating habits led to hypoglycemia, impacting her mental status.

Despite receiving treatment for her eating disorder, KJ continued to suffer from various health issues.

KJ was often dismissed as a 'drama queen' by her family and doctors, downplaying her symptoms.

At 24, KJ was misdiagnosed with a need for antipsychotic medication during an acute psychosis episode.

A nurse's suspicion of an autoimmune disease led to KJ's eventual Lupus diagnosis.

Lupus explained KJ's symptoms, including rashes, muscle aches, and acute psychosis.

KJ developed rheumatoid arthritis as her immune system attacked her bones and joints.

Frustrated with conventional treatments, KJ sought alternative therapies, including hydrogen peroxide therapy.

KJ believed hydrogen peroxide could provide her body with necessary oxygen to combat her autoimmune diseases.

She ingested 35% 'food grade' hydrogen peroxide, leading to a severe reaction and emergency.

Ingesting concentrated hydrogen peroxide caused KJ to collapse, foam at the mouth, and become unresponsive.

KJ experienced hemiplegia, paralysis on one side of her body, indicating brain damage.

A brain scan revealed ischemia, lack of blood flow, caused by oxygen bubbles blocking blood vessels.

Hydrogen peroxide ingestion led to a dangerous release of oxygen in the bloodstream, contrary to the intended hyperoxygenation.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was used in an attempt to reverse the ischemia and brain damage.

KJ's case highlights the dangers of self-medicating with alternative therapies without medical supervision.

The video concludes with a warning against the misuse of hydrogen peroxide and a call for responsible health practices.

Transcripts

Hi everyone, Doctor Bernard here.

This is a case that happened in the United States, de-identified for the patient, but

her story of how she got to where she did, may not be too unfamiliar.

As always, references to subject matter with links to similar cases published in literature

in the description below.

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sushi together.

A Woman Drank 35% Hydrogen Peroxide At Lunchtime.

This Is What Happened To Her Brain.

KJ is a 40 year old woman, presenting to the emergency room, with her eyes wide open, but

she was completely unresponsive.

She was foaming at the mouth.

You see, KJ could never remember a time in her life, when she was healthy.

When she was young, she had an eating disorder that would periodically put her in the hospital.

Oftentimes doctors would document she had an acute onset psychosis with delusions and

hallucinations because of hypoglycemia.

Hypo meaning low.

Glyc from Greek referring to glucose or sugar and emia meaning presence in blood.

Her erratic eating habits caused hypoglycemia, which can cause changes in one’s mental

status resulting in hallucinations, delusions and acute onset psychosis.

Skin deep, this could have been the cause of all her problems, but there was a lot more

going on.

KJ eventually got the help she needed for her eating disorder, but she never really

seemed to get healthier.

She was always sick with a cold or the flu.

Sometimes she’d have a headache and couldn’t go to school because of it.

She was always exhausted, she’d get a rash on her face if she was out in the sun for

too long, and she’d have body aches and chills before eventually, acute onset psychosis

would bring her back to the hospital.

To KJ, these were serious issues, but to everyone else, she was being a drama queen.

You have a headache?

Well you sleep too late at night her mom would say.

You have a rash on your face after being in the sun?

What a big surprise, that’s called sunburn, sweety, mom would say.

At doctors visits, her mom would often interject when the doctor asked a question.

Mom downplayed all of KJ’s signs and symptoms giving doctors the impression that things

weren’t as severe as KJ described.

And sometimes, Mom would just refuse to bring KJ to the hospital, locking KJ in her room,

telling her to figure it all out herself.

As an adult, KJ couldn’t understand why she felt so awful all the time, but she just

accepted it as fact.

Maybe she did feel fine, that it was all in her head, so maybe she should just keep quiet,

she thought.

In the hospital for an acute onset psychosis at the age of 24, doctors put KJ on antipsychotic

medicines, but she didn’t need antipsychotic medicines.

When she was ready to go home, the nurse involved in her care wrote a name and a phone number

on a card and urged KJ to call it and schedule an appointment.

Not wanting to step on doctors’ toes, the nurse suspected KJ had autoimmune disease,

where the immune system attacks the body.

The nurse brought it up on psychiatric rounds, the blood tests were borderline, the signs

and symptoms were nonspecific meaning they could have been a variety of different things,

but everything was shrugged off.

At the rheumatology doctor’s office, KJ was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,

also known as Lupus.

This made sense with all of her problems, the rash on her face, the flare ups, always

getting sick, the muscle aches and pains, and the acute onset psychosis.

Lupus is a time when the immune system is actively attacking the body and having the

diagnosis finally brought KJ to peace, her health problems weren’t in her mind, her

mom was wrong, she wasn’t being a drama queen and doctors were overlooking this and

they didn’t have KJ’s health in their best interests, she thought.

She took medicines for this lupus, and everything was OK

But a few years later, things started to get worse again.

KJ had swelling in her hands and feet, she had trouble with her shoulders and hips as

doctors determined her immune system had been attacking them to the point of rheumatoid

arthritis, where the immune system starts attacking the bones and the joints causing

permanent damage.

This new disease would mean that she would have to take more medicines, and even then,

there’s no guarantee that she won’t need things like a hip replacement later in life

given how aggressively her immune system had been attacking her joints.

But KJ had had enough.

She had been taking all these medicines for her lupus for all these years, and she didn't

get any better, she ended up developing even more disease she thought.

And now with this arthritis, doctors wanted her to take this cocktail of medicines that

she couldn’t even afford.

If they had only taken her more seriously when she was younger, maybe all of this could

have been prevented, she thought as she went online and tried to find her own therapies.

A while back, someone had recommended to KJ about these alternative therapies for her

lupus.

At first, it was smelling some oils, and she didn’t really feel much better, maybe a

little.

But as she dived deeper into this space, she came across hydrogen peroxide therapy.

The communities online were adamant, hydrogen peroxide is basically water, with an extra

oxygen.

You’re not just having a glass of H2O, you gonna be chugging a glass of H2O2.

And without a doubt, that oxygen is totally what KJ’s body needed, because

when extra oxygen is present, bad things can’t happen to your cells.

And you know, the immune system attacking your body is just bad things happening to

your cells, so definitely to fix KJ’s body she needed this oxygen.

KJ was skeptical at first because she knew these alternative therapies could be suspect.

Maybe something was there but nothing was standard.

None of the communities agreed on a route of administration for this, because truth

is you really shouldn’t be putting this in your body.

Some sources said to infuse it directly in to the blood, but KJ wasn’t going to do

that.

Some sources said do not take by mouth but others said it was fine so long as it was

diluted.

In the end, KJ decided that she would start by diluting some and rubbing it on her skin

so that the oxygen will absorb right into her body.

And after a few weeks as she got more comfortable, she would start diluting the hydrogen peroxide

to drink.

And this is what she did.

KJ would purchase 35% “food grade” hydrogen peroxide bottles from big box retail stores.

She read online that refrigerating the 35% peroxide would help stabilize it chemically,

so she’d put it in her fridge right alongside her food.

It was “food grade” anyways, so no problem here, she thought.

One day, KJ transferred the 35% hydrogen peroxide into clear gallon water jugs.

She only drank distilled water now because tap water had impurities that she believed,

made her lupus worse.

She didnt know why when she bought the hydrogen peroxide from the store it came in an opaque

bottle.

She made her own inference that the peroxide needed to absorb the energy and positive vibes

from around it so that when it was in her body, it would just cure her of all the autoimmunity

that plagued her organs and joints.

35% hydrogen peroxide is dangerous.

If left on the skin, it can be corrosive because it reacts and does in fact, release a bunch

of oxygen.

KJ made an effort to make sure she marked the water bottles as hydrogen peroxide, but

this time, she was distracted and forgot, and put them back into the fridge without

marking them.

One day at lunchtime, KJ was thirsty and needed to drink some water.

She reached in for a bottle and poured herself a cup, and this time for real, she was drinking

H2O2, 35%.

Immediately after taking a couple sips of the concentrated hydrogen peroxide solution,

she could feel it fizz and bubble on the way down.

At first she was panicked and didn't know what was happening because she could feel

air just blow right out of her nose, but then she realized she drank the concentrated solution.

She had been meaning to increase the concentration anyways so that she could optimize the amount

of oxygen in her body.

And this was the last thing she would remember as she collapsed to the floor and started

emptying her stomach.

People who were staying with her came to see the commotion as KJ became completely unresponsive

even though her eyes were wide open as she was foaming at the mouth and they call for

911 and she’s brought to the emergency room where we are now.

At examination, doctors find that KJ’s blood pressure was high and she had a decreased

level of consciousness.

No one knew she drank 35% hydrogen peroxide, although they suspected she might have consumed

something because she was foaming at the mouth.

What doctors did know for sure, was that KJ only had reflexes on one side of her body.

This is called hemiplegia, hemi meaning half and plegia referring to paralysis.

KJ was paralyzed on one side of her body, meaning something could be wrong with her

brain, giving doctors some clues as to what’s happening.

A scan of KJ’s brain, revealed that parts of it were ischemic.

Isch- derived from Greek meaning a holding back of and -emia meaning presence of blood.

So parts of KJ’s brain weren’t getting enough blood flow and therefore not getting

enough oxygen which could explain why she’s paralyzed on one side of her body, but how

would something like this happen with hydrogen peroxide?

It’s supposed to hyperoxygenate parts of the body, right?

That’s what they say, but what’s happening to KJ is a result of too much oxygen present,

and so much, that it’s blocking blood flow in her brain.

You see, when hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with human tissue, it reacts.

The reason why chemicals react is so that they can become more stable, meaning hydrogen

peroxide when it’s concentrated like 35%, can be a little unstable.

It breaks down to water, that’s stable, and oxygen, also stable, but when it does

this, it releases a lot of heat.

In almost all known living beings, cells have metabolic activity, so they’re creating

and using energy to function.

A consequence of this activity is the production of some hydrogen peroxide.

We’ve already established that it can be unstable, and so cells want to stabilize Hydrogen

Peroxide by promoting its breakdown to, water and oxygen, and cells have the machinery to

do this through an enzyme, a protein, known as catalase.

Cells generally have an idea of how much hydrogen peroxide will be in their environment as a

result of their metabolism, because they’re adapted to it.

That’s normal to them.

They don’t have an idea of when 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide is going to be ingested.

As KJ drank it, the huge influx of hydrogen peroxide reacted in her cells.

And because a lot of heat is released when that happens, those cells get burned and the

tissue becomes injured.

Doctors noticed caustic burns in her mouth and throat when the foaming started to subside.

When you consume something by mouth, it goes into your stomach, in to your intestines and

then absorbs into your liver where it goes into your blood stream.

Some of the bubbles will absorb in, but hydrogen peroxide also keeps reacting as it goes down,

causing those gas bubbles to get in to the liver before it gets in the blood.

But, blood contains hemoglobin, which is a protein that has something called Heme, an

iron containing compound, which is how blood delivers oxygen to the rest of the body.

And this kind of iron also happens to encourage hydrogen peroxide to breakdown to water and

oxygen.

Typically, you want to have water and oxygen in the blood, because that’s what it’s

made of, but the problem is the amount.

1 milliliter of 35% hydrogen peroxide liberates 100 milliliters of oxygen.

So just 5 milliliters of 35% hydrogen peroxide liberates an entire breath’s volume worth of oxygen.

Imagine an air bubble that large floating around your body.

The blood can only have so much oxygen in it before it can’t have anymore.

It’s kind of like how water can only have so much salt dissolved in it.

Or coffee can only have so much sugar in it.

Then the bubbles start to form in the blood, blocking flow.

When this gets to the brain, blood cant flow through anymore, meaning even if KJ had “hyper

oxygenated” her body with hydrogen peroxide, she’s actually blocked blood flow with oxygen

bubbles, causing ischemia, a holding back of the presence of blood, leading to permanent

brain damage.

Is there anything doctors can do to reverse this?

Maybe.

This brings us to a concept called solubility.

Salt dissolving in water is a solid dissolving in a liquid.

But oxygen dissolving in blood is a gas dissolving in a liquid.

Gases have a lot of particles which are moving around and have a lot space in between.

When pressure is increased, the average space between gas particles decreases and the particles

come in to contact with the liquid more often, helping to increase the amount of gas that

can dissolve in liquid.

If KJ’s blood can’t hold anymore oxygen because hydrogen peroxide has liberated huge

amounts of oxygen in, then one solution would be to put her in a high pressure chamber to

force more oxygen in to her blood.

We would just need enough to break up the blockage in her brain to get more blood flowing

though.

This hyperbaric oxygen therapy isn’t available at all hospitals, but luckily for KJ, the

one she was at did have it, as she was sent in.

The US Poison Centers have logged these accidental hydrogen peroxide ingestion cases, it’s

been reported hundreds of times over the last 10 years, so that’s a minimum of how many

times this has happened, because sometimes it doesnt get reported, or a patient can be

admitted into the hospital and no one would have ever known about the case being related

to hydrogen peroxide ingestion.

And just a quick commentary on the folks selling hydrogen peroxide as medicine.

At 35% concentration, it’s considered a hazardous material to ship, hazmat, but yet

food grade is on the label making people think it’s no big deal.

Other times online, within the same item title, they call it both 35% and 7.99% together.

It can only be one of these, so not sure how they’re justifying it as 35%.

And as for hydrogen peroxide use, you might remember a time when it was used to clean

cuts and wounds.

Since maybe mid 2000’s, hydrogen peroxide is not commonly recommended for that irrigation

as it appears it really doesnt do that much against bacteria that might get in the wound,

and in some cases, hydrogen peroxide might impede wound healing, and in 1 reported case,

it led to gas bubbles blocking blood flow in the hospital in a patient, bringing us

back to KJ.

After hyperbaric oxygen therapy, her brain no longer had signs of ischemia.

Doctors treated the caustic injury to her throat and esophagus.

After more than a week in the hospital, KJ was sent to a rehabilitation center to try

and regain the function she lost during this brain injury, as she was able to make a recovery.

I understand when people have grievances with the health system, but turning to this dark

side not only didn't help KJ’s autoimmune disease, it caused other major issues that

could have been prevented.

Thanks so much for watching.

Take care of yourself.

And be well.