05/28/2026
My mom almost died of sepsis going on about 6 weeks ago. Turn up the volume on this rant, so you can read and hear this clearly for you, your parents and your children, because so many say they’re listening but it goes in one ear and out the other. So if you need to read this several times and add a song to it, I’m all for it so it sticks.
At the beginning of January I had asked my mother who is 78 years old to get blood work done. She said okay, we got home health to arrive. When they got there, she declined. In March I asked again ( mind you I’m noticing for a while her health decline). Her memory isn’t the same, she’s more agitated, and she’s more fatigued, she’s on many medications that I don’t agree with ( they can block perception of pain) I asked again to get blood work because she doesn’t want to leave the facility, and so they come and she declines for a second time.
Fast forward to mid april, My mom doesn’t sound the same, says she can barely walk,
And during this time, she has refused to use any of my teas ( she doesn’t like to get up to use the restroom ) she would rather just not at this point because the depression is hitting hard. So whether i bring them to her made or not made. They will sit there. But will she take pills ? Yes absolutely.
She was experiencing lots of pain in her bones, legs , muscles and rapid memory loss, mental looping. I finally got her to agree to lab work after the 3rd time . The results say she is almost at stage 5 kidney disease. None of this sits right with me. The P.A. who visits says that they will schedule a nephrologist appt. It’s been days since then and nothing yet.
I’m just not going to wait. She begins to turn yellow, and that’s when I said absolutely Not, so we got an ambulance to come , and check her in. She was in slow sepsis more than likely since the beginning of the year. She didn’t have stage 5 kidney disease, she had bacterial blood toxicity that had overwhelmed her body. She had a bladder infection that crossed into all organs.
What’s crazy is She had no bacteria in her urine. There was no evidence on paper, but was their symptoms ?! Absolutely! I was ranting and raving for months to get her care, but I was failing.
What is the moral of this ?
3 things ! If you are not compliant in doing what you can, then no family member, friend, practioner can help you. Yes you can lead a horse to drink water, but it’s until they’re dying of thirst they’re forced to drink it.
Secondly, you are your own worst enemy. My mother as much as I love her, I have brought her healthy food ( doesn’t eat it) brought her our medicinal formulas , and won’t use them. If you have things laying on your counter, that you bought , and don’t use them, it’s because You haven’t made 3 mins or less a day to put work into your health. Now my mom will drink the formulas, and is changing her food choices.
Thirdly, the medical system is extremely still flawed, it is not perfected. if you believe everything on paper, despite feeling horrible, keep digging because it’s not in your head.
All of this could have been prevented. She doing better, but unfortunately there is so much rehab to be done because of this. As a wellness practitioner, I would rather be honest with you, then tell you it’ll all be okay., because it won’t unless you really want it to be. You have to choose!
