Kimberly Smith has her hands full as a single mom of three, so when she woke up one morning feeling unwell, she knew that being sick wasn’t an option. But as she plowed on through her day, her symptoms grew worse. And when her son came home from school, well, all she wanted was for him to do as he was told so that she could take a break. But this time he refused to listen.
It was on March 2, 2017, that Kimberly woke up with a pain in her chest. Breathing was difficult, and her limbs felt weighed down, too. She thought the symptoms may be related to a recent bout of pneumonia, but with a newborn son to care for, stopping for arrest was pretty much out of the question. On top of the recent pneumonia, Kimberley had given birth to baby Dylan via cesarean section just a few weeks before. So convinced that her symptoms were a combination of the illness, the Csection, and the exhaustion of caring for a newborn, the 32 year old waited for her two older sons to come home from school so that she could take a break. Read the full story here ▶
