Miss World finalist Mariana Bridi da Costa is the exquisite-looking woman who had both her feet & hands amputated.She is in dire need of blood.Since she has a rare blood type,it may be very difficult for her to get it.This story is so sad because doctors misdiagnosed her condition at first.This is a serious issue for Mariana Bridi da Costa & I hope she finds a blood donor.Here's more on this heartbreaking story from the Herald Sun:
"Miss Bridi first fell ill in December but doctors failed to spot the infection - instead saying she had kidney stones.
The illness worsened, causing her to go back to hospital for tests that revealed her condition.
But by then septicaemia had set in her limbs, cutting off circulation and forcing doctors to amputate her hands and feet.
And after that surgery she suffered an internal haemorrhage and had another emergency operation on Wednesday afternoon.
Her boyfriend Thiago Simoes said Miss Bridi could die, despite the drastic surgery.
"We are all absolutely distraught and are just praying now that she can pull through," he said.
"She fell ill on December 30 and we took her to hospital where she was misdiagnosed with a kidney stone.
"They gave her some medicine and sent her home. But two days later she started getting worse.
"We took her back to hospital and they said she had a very serious infection.
"She got more and more sick, and had no blood circulation to her limbs.
"First she lost her feet, then on Tuesday she lost both her hands.
"But she is a very strong person and we just want her to survive."
Miss Bridi is on a ventilation machine in hospital in Serra, in the southeastern state of Espirito Santo.
The infection was caused by the pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the whole tragic story here:http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24951977-5012753,00.html
UPDATE ON THIS POST:
Unfortunately,I learned that she passed away on Jan. 24.So,so sad! She was only 20.
