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MY STORY ! LUPUS JOURNEY
MY STORY !
IT WAS 1987,AT THE AGE OF 22. I WAS EMPLOYED AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT),WITH A PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE,DOING THE WORK THAT I LOVED AND ENJOYED.
TREATING,HELPING AND CARING FOR PATIENTS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED.
I HAD APPLIED FOR,AND WAS WAITING TO BE CALLED AND HIRED BY NYC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS).NOW KNOWN AS FIRE DEPARTMENT NYC,FDNY/EMS,TO BEGIN MY CAREER AS AN EMT.
THEN SUDDENLY,WITHOUT FAIR WARNING,MY ENTIRE YOUTH WAS SNATCHED FROM ME. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH(SLE)SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS.
MY INITIAL ONSET WERE MULTIPLE SEIZURES,UNCONTROLLABLY HIGH FEVER,FLUID BUILD UP THROUGHOUT MY BODY,ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHER SYMPTOMS. JUST ONE AFTER ANOTHER. IT TOOK MONTHS AND MONTHS OF BEING IN AND OUT OF SEVERAL HOSPITALS,EXPERIENCING EACH AND ALL OF THE WORSE POSSIBLE LUPUS RELATED SYMPTOMS,INCLUDING THE BUTTERFLY RASH ON MY FACE,BEFORE I WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED.
THREE YEARS HAD GONE BY,AND I WAS NOW STABLIZED,BEING MONITORED,AND TREATED FOR LUPUS.
I WAS TAKEN ABACK OVER ALL THAT HAD OCCURED. I HAD TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON AND PROCESS WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
THEN, THANKFULLY,I RECEIVED SOME GOOD NEWS. I WAS CALLED AND HIRED WITH NYC AS AN EMT.
I HAD BEEN TAKEN PREDNISONE,AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY,IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT STERIODAL MEDICATION USED FOR LUPUS TREATMENT. THE HIGH DOSE AND LONG TERM TREATMENT OF STEROIDS SLOWLY DESTROYED THE CARTILAGE IN MY RIGHT HIP.
I COULD NO LONGER WORK ON AN AMBULANCE,SO I TRAINED WITHIN OUR COMMUNCATIONS DIVISION,AND I BECAME A 911 CALL RECIEVER & DISPATCHER.
I UNDERWENT MY FIRST OF THREE TOTAL RIGHT HIP REPLACEMENTS SURGERIES. FIRST IN 1994,2011,AND 2018.
IT TOOK THIRTEEN YEARS FROM DIAGNOSES FOR LUPUS TO ATTACK MY KIDNEYS TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO BEGIN HEMODIALYSIS.
IN FEBRUARY 2000,I BEGAN HEMODIALYSIS.
IN AUGUST 2000,MY YOUNGEST BROTHER GAVE ME HIS KIDNEY FOR MY BIRTHDAY. SADLY,WITHIN TWO MONTHS,THE KIDNEY BECAME INFECTED AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REMOVED.
BEFORE THE KIDNEY WAS REMOVED, A LAST EFFORT TO SAVE THE KIDNEY WITH A MEDICATION CALLED "OKT3" AKA MUROMONAB WAS A DEVESTATING EXPERIENCE. I EXPERIENCED THE MOST SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE MEDICATION. MY LUNGS AND BODY STARTED FILLING UP WITH FLUIDS,SWELLING OF MY FACE,CLOSING OF MY THROAT/AIRWAY,JUST TO NAME A FEW. IMMEDIATELY, I HAD TO BE PUT INTO A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA,BREATHING TUBE,TUBE FED FOR OVER A WEEK.
THAT EXPERIENCE FRIGHTENED ME,AND MADE ME HESITANT TO ANY FUTURE TRANSPLANTS.
I CONTINUED HEMODIALYSIS FOR THE NEXT 21 YEARS.
AFTER SEVERAL LONG POSITIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH MY WIFE,I WAS ENCOURAGED TO GO FOR A SECOND TRANSPLANT.SO I DID.
I WAS CALLED IN FOR A KIDNEY IN MAY OF 2021. IT WAS NINE MONTHS AFTER MY RETIREMENT FROM FDNY/EMS,AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. I WAS EXCITED ABOUT BOTH.
I WENT IN AND HAD THE TRANSPLANT. ONCE AGAIN,THE SURGERY ALMOST ENDED MY LIFE.
AFTER THE KIDNEY WAS TRANSPLANTED, I HAD TO BE RUSHED BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM SEVEN DAYS LATER. THE KIDNEY WASN'T PROPERLY SECURED IN PLACE. I SUFFERED BOWEL OBSTRUCTION,INCISIONAL HERNIA.
I WAS UNABLE TO EAT,DRINK,OR MOVE BOWELS TO NAME A FEW. FOUR DAYS LATER,I WAS RUSHED BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM AND ANOTHER SURGEON HAD TO SECURE THE KIDNEY IN PLACE WITH A MESH. THE SYMPTOMS CONTINUED. I WAS WEAK,UNABLE TO WALK,PLACED ON A FEEDING TUBE,MONITORED AND TREATED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR OVER A MONTH. THEN I HAD TO HAVE IN-PATIENT REHAB FOR A MONTH TO REGAIN STRENGTH.
THROUGHOUT IT ALL,I'M STILL STANDING STRONG.
"I MAY HAVE LUPUS,BUT LUPUS DOESN'T HAVE ME".
SO, BOTTLES4US WAS FOUNDED. WE WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO CONTINUALLY GIVE BACK IN SO MANY WAYS FOR ALL THE CARE THAT I RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS. TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING WITH SLE AND MUCH MORE.
THE INITIAL IDEA WAS TURNING IN OUR REFUNDABLE BOTTLES AND CANS,AND USING THOSE FUNDS TO DONATE TO THE LUPUS AND KIDNEY FOUNDATIONS,ALONG WITH OUR REGULAR MONETARY MONTHLY DONATIONS TO BOTH FOUNDATIONS.
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FIGHT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED.
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The Reasons Why We Give Back.
We Are Supporters Of The Lupus Foundation Of America.
I Was Diagnosed With This Incurable Auto-Immune Disease At The Age Of 22.
Our Passion Is To Do All That We Can To Give Back And Help Others Who Are Struggling With SLE.
We Are Supporters Of The National Kidney foundation Of America.
I Am A (2 )Time Kidney Transplant Recipient.
Our Goal Is To Give Back To Help Others Who Are Living With Kidney Disease.
(ESRD)End Stage Renal Disease.
*VOLUNTEERING FOR "RACING TO END LUPUS" 11/2/2025
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THIS WHEELCHAIR WAS DONATED TO BOTTLES4US.IT WAS A REQUEST THAT IT GOES TO A MEDICAL FACILITY.I CALLED THE SOCIAL WORKER AT THE DIALYSIS CENTER WHERE I HAD BEEN A PATIENT ON HEMODIALYSIS FOR 21 YRS.I ASKED HIM IF THERE WERE ANY PATIENTS IN NEED OF A WHEELCHAIR.HE REPLIED"YES,ONE OF OUR PATIENTS HAS A BROKEN WHEELCHAIR,AND COULD USE A NEW ONE." I TOLD HIM THAT I WILL BE RIGHT OVER TO DONATE A WHEEL
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*BOTTLES4US DONATING TRANSPORT CHAIR TO DIALYSIS CENTER.
*I WAS ON HEMODIALYSIS FOR 21 YEARS AT THIS DIALYSIS CENTER,WHERE I RECEIVED EXCELLENT CARE. IT FEELS GREAT TO GIVE BACK AND HELP OTHERS.
*A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JACKIE.
(MEMBER OF EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH IN FLUSHING QUEENS).
YOUR DONATION OF WHEELCHAIR AND TRANSPORT CHAIR TO BOTTLES4US,MADE A LIFE CHANGING DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE.
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Special Thanks To:
Special Thanks To Deacon Anthony Moore Of Ebenezer Baptist Church,Located In Flushing Queens NY. Thank You For Your Generous,Continous Donations Of Bottles And Cans.Your Donations Of Bottles And Cans Are Greatly Appreciated,And Will Make A Life Changing Difference In Many Lives.
Thank You Anthony,Again.For You And Your Wife's Generous Donations Of Bottle,Cans,And Clothes.
Bottles4us LLC Greatly Appreciates Your Donations,And The Life Changing Impact It Will Have On Others.
Bottles4Us LLC,Would Like To Give A Special Thanks To The Deaconess Of Ebenezer Baptist Church,Located In Flushing Queens NY For Their Generousity.Your Support Is Greatly Appreciated.
At Bottles4Us LLC,Part Of Our Goals Are To Provide Transportation To And From Church Services For Seniors.
Thanks Again To Florence,Rose and Lillie For Your Continous Support.