A Texas man has lost both of his feet and is expected to lose his fingers just days after being diagnosed with the flu.
Married father-of-two Brian Herndon, 51, was instantly left with severe complications after he was admitted to the hospital for debilitating illnesses on January 4.
Herndon’s GoFundMe page, set up by loved ones January 26, said the Forth Worth dad also suffered pneumonia and went into septic shock before long.
‘Brian has been facing all kinds of complications… As of today Brian will need prosthetics for both feet and special hand work as parts of every finger have been amputated,’ the devastating post read.
Brian Herndon, 51, of Forth Worth, Texas, has lost both of his feet and parts of all ten fingers just days after being diagnosed with the flu and pneumonia before he went into septic shock
The married father-of-two is pictured with his wife, Jaye, in the hospital on Brian’s GoFundMe page
Herndon has remained hospitalized since. He initially was under care at a Fort Worth hospital but was transported to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, where is currently staying, according to WFAA.
The heartbroken wife to Herndon, Jaye, said the horrific sicknesses took her husband on a quick decline.
She said he does not have any illnesses that would make him more susceptible to the health complications than the average person.
‘He had a 104.7 temperature right away… and then he had trouble breathing. We didn’t wait, we went to the ER. It was that quick,’ his wife told the news station.
Jaye said the horrific sickness took her husband on a quick decline that started in January
Meanwhile, Herndon himself spoke quietly via Skype about the abrupt and frightening matter.
‘One minute you’ve got the flu and the next minute you’re septic,’ Herndon added.
As Jaye tends to her husband in the hospital, she balances caring for the couple’s two children at home.
On Facebook, Jaye is pictured alongside her once-healthy husband and the pair’s two young kids.
Brian is pictured healthy and happy with his wife on Facebook prior to his horrific illnesses
His wife is tending to her husband at the hospital while balancing caring for the couple’s two kids at home
She told WFAA she is forced to ‘trade out with a family member’ day-by-day.
Thus far, Herndon’s fundraising page has raised $10,641 of its $22,000 goal. All proceeds received will go toward his prostheses.
‘While this is a challenging complication, we can do this together. Our amount needed is rapidly growing but your help makes a huge difference,’ the page went on to say.
‘Every dollar will help show love to an amazing man!’