A 20-year-old girl battling a extreme case of COVID-19 will lose each of her legs and buddies are hoping to boost cash for her, as she is dealing with a considerably totally different future when she's launched from the hospital than she as soon as pictured.

Claire Bridges, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was born with a severe coronary heart situation, in response to the GoFundMe web page that has been established for her, and he or she was shortly admitted to the intensive care unit after contracting COVID-19. Whereas Bridges was on life help, she developed extra issues and a life-threatening an infection, so her finest probability at survival is to amputate each of her legs.

Amputations due to COVID-19 issues are uncommon however not exceptional. COVID-19 may cause blood clots and a few sufferers have developed gangrene, which may be deadly if left untreated.

Her buddies began the GoFundMe to assist alleviate among the monetary burden of her hospital keep and assist with changes to her new lifestyle. It raised greater than $45,000 in sooner or later and has a objective of $75,000.

"Biscuit, I like you and know that if anybody can overcome an impediment like this, it is you," one donor commented. "You are extremely robust and I believe it is protected to talk for everybody, we're all right here rooting for you!"

Heather Valdes, Bridge's roommate who began the GoFundMe, informed WFLA that the 20-year-old was vaccinated towards COVID-19. Whereas vaccines considerably scale back an individual's threat of turning into significantly ailing with COVID-19, there is not any assure and it is probably that Bridges' coronary heart situation put her at larger threat.

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Claire Bridges, 20, may have each of her legs amputated due to a life-threatening an infection she developed whereas hospitalized for COVID-19. US Military Essential Care Nurse, Captain Catherine Sison, tends to a non-COVID affected person on a ventilator at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, on December 17. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Photos

Whereas amputations are extra frequent amongst people who find themselves excessive threat, Bryan Thompson, a wholesome 43-year-old misplaced his left leg beneath the knee after contracting COVID-19. Though he'll want to regulate to utilizing a prosthetic leg, Thompson informed the Clarion-Ledger that given the selection between his leg or his life, he would all the time "quit that leg" as a result of it means seeing his spouse and son once more.

Donors to Bridges' GoFundMe described her as candy, optimistic and an total sort particular person. Some individuals famous that they do not know Bridges personally, however solely heard good issues from those who do know the 20-year-old.

Valdes informed WFLA that when Bridges came upon medical doctors must amputate each of her legs, the 20-year-old stated she needed bionic legs. It wasn't the response they anticipated, however Valdes stated it was an instance of how a lot of a "constructive brilliant gentle" Bridges is.

The cash raised by the GoFundMe will assist pay Bridges' invoice and canopy the price of meals, clothes and some other bills she has till she will be able to return to work.

Newsweek reached out to Heather Valdes for remark however didn't obtain a response in time for publication.