Just a few weeks ago, Cindy Mullins was living a
pretty Standard Life,
a dedicated wife. We've been together since I was 17,
so we were together a long time.
Loving mother. I have two kids.
I have a 12 year old boy named Tegan and
a 7 year old boy named Easton and passionate healthcare
worker.
I was a nurse in a doctor's office and I
had worked at the same place for 17 years.
Those are things you know,
obviously I'm going to miss clearly about Allah because Cindy's
life has changed forever.
In a way no one could have seen coming.
How likely is something like this to happen?
Quite rare is that it was a it's a perfect
storm over over a kidney stone.
Cindy's kidney stone caused an infection,
making her septic. She was rushed to the hospital in
Stanford before being taken to UK sedated for days.
When she finally woke up,
her legs were gone. At that point I have lost
my legs from the knees down bilaterally.
And I'm going to lose my.
Arms probably for my elbows down.
This is what they had to do to save your
life.
This is what's happened. I just said these are the
cards that I've been dealt.
This is the hand that I'm going to play.
In your mind. It's if it's this or dying.
I choose this. I'm so happy to be alive that
that's OK.
I get to see my kids.
I get to see my family.
So those are minor things at this point.
The major take away for Cindy is how many people
have shown their support since her surgery.
Roughly $60,000 has been raised to help the Mullins family
through this.
I just can't fathom.
That people are doing things like that for.
For me, what do you hope people take from it,
from hearing more about you and what you've been through?
Slow down.
Appreciate the things around you.
Especially your family. So if one person from this can
see God through all this,
that made it all worth it,
taking her new life in stride with friends,
family and strangers, ready to support in any way they
can.