Adaicia and her mother, Ulex
She said prayers have gotten her through the past couple of months, coupled with the support of her mother and other family members.
“I wouldn’t say it is easy because it is not; the bad feelings and the pain is not nice.”
SYMPTOMS
Adaicia’s mother, Ulex Semple, explained that the young lady was an athlete.
A couple of years ago she suffered a knee injury during a race, and since then the mother said she has been complaining of pain in the knee.
And, despite numerous visits to several doctors, they were unsuccessful in determining the cause of the pain.
During July, 2020, Adaicia complained of feeling cold and burning in her eyes, followed by fever and headache.
She was also more tired than usual, a situation that led to her sleeping for long periods. At first, her mother thought the teen had contracted the COVID-19 virus.
After her symptoms worsened, young Adaicia was taken to the Fort Wellington Hospital where she was given saline and antibiotics and sent home; but the very next day her mother said she started to swell.
The mother explained that it took months after for the teen to be diagnosed with Lupus. A private doctor even misdiagnosed her with genital herpes.
“He said that she had herpes and I don’t know where she would get herpes from,” the mother said.
Since her diagnosis, the teen was tested regularly for kidney failure.
Four months ago doctors discovered both of her kidneys had failed and she was placed on dialysis.
Adaicia also now suffers from high blood pressure.
