A computer repairman that once
owned a successful computer repair business, Collier Computer Systems, LLC.
Since he fell ill in the spring of
2017, he has been in and out of the hospital more than
9 times over the past year (2018); he received a replacement liver and a kidney in a rare dual-transplant surgery. Both of the organs came from a disceased donor.
Jerry (53) has been recouprating over the past 5 months, but has recently slipped in weight gain. Normally gaining 2 pounds a week, he has lost quite a bit in the last two weeks alone (13 pounds to be exact) the fear is that something is causing his severe weight loss. Originally 245, Jerry dropped to 122 pounds after the surgery and rehabilitation, requiring a decompensation strategy for recovery.
He gained up to 149.6 pounds at the height of recovery, but has since lost 14 pounds in 15 days. Lost 7 pounds a week. Weighing in at 136. The 5'
9"
man is extremely thin and malnourished following the surgery.
Originally Diagnosed with End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) along with(CKD)
Chronic Kidney Disease (stage 4), plus Severe Pneumona, he received special circumstance treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville,
FL on May 8th, 2018.
He is alive to this
day. (21-OCT-2018)
Jerry is at
home with his loving wife Sandy, along with their three 'rescued'
dogs in south
Florida.
He hopes to change peoples views about current healthcare practices and is a strong advocate for animal rescue centers around
Florida.
