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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097685
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097683
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097682
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097676
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097672
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097674
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097675
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097681
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097680
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097671
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097673
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097688
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
Back home, she tried to stay sober, but it wasn’t for her, it was for *** Local Caption *** 48097677
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Mit 13 ihren ersten Vollrausch: Baelie Pierce aus Utah hat nun mit 25 Jahren dem Alkohol abgeschworen
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
Baelie Pierce had her first sip of alcohol at the age of 13.
By college, she was drinking daily, often showing up to class drunk.
“I honestly don’t know how my professors didn’t notice,” says Baelie, 25, from Utah.
“I’d drink before class, during breaks, and all night.”
It got so bad that she missed her board exam because she was too intoxicated.
After graduating, she drank constantly, starting with a White Claw the moment she woke up and continuing until she passed out.
She’d visit the liquor store twice a day for 12-packs and regularly woke up in strangers’ hotel rooms.
“I cheated on my boyfriend of six years while blackout drunk,” she confesses.
“It’s something I’ve never admitted before, but I take full responsibility.”
As her addiction worsened, she started calling her family in tears.
“One day, I cried so much my eyes were swollen shut. My sisters finally realised something was seriously wrong,” says Baelie.
Her family moved her back home, but the darkness didn’t lift.
“I lived on the top floor of my apartment and it took everything in me not to jump off my balcony,” she says.
“I seriously just wanted to end it all.”
One day, after a wild weekend, Baelie made a terrifying decision. She got in her car, took off her seatbelt and floored it at 80mph, intending to crash. Miraculously, she survived.
She was taken to the hospital where she worked registered respiratory therapist. It was a humiliating experience, she says.
“My co-workers knew I was drunk. They knew my blood alcohol level,” says Baelie.
“I was so lucky I didn’t get a DUI. That would have ruined my life.”
Too drunk to be discharged, Baelie was kept overnight.
But that night marked the start of her recovery. A nurse gave her rehab resources, and she was transferred five hours away to a psychiatric facility for five days.
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They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040913
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040913
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040910
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040910
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040907
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040914
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DUK10163996_005
SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040914
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040906
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040906
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040908
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DUK10163996_012
SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040908
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
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SCHICKSALE - hr Mann hat eine fünfprozentige Überlebenschance: Cami und Jake Bartel aus Arizona kämpfen gemeinsam gegen sein MELAS-Syndrom
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
They had only been married five months and were happily making plans together.
And when Jake started complaining about a headache, Cami Bartel thought nothing of it.
He went to bed and the couple hoped he’d be better in the morning.
But at 4am on October 1 2019, Cami woke up to find Jake having a seizure next to her in bed.
“I called 911 immediately. It was surreal, almost like watching someone else’s life unravel,” says Cami, now 28.
“One moment we were planning our future, and the next I was rushing my 27-year-old husband to hospital without knowing if he’d survive.”
What began as a simple headache turned into a full-blown medical emergency overnight. By the time Jake was admitted, doctors were completely baffled.
“He didn’t just have a seizure,” says Cami.
“There was also swelling on his brain, and that really scared everyone.”
Doctors initially suspected a severe viral or bacterial infection and began testing for everything from meningitis to West Nile virus.
“They told me they were checking for all kinds of infections,” she says.
“But every single test came back negative. It was like watching them search in the dark while Jake got worse.”
With no clear answers and Jake’s condition deteriorating rapidly, doctors prepared Cami for the worst.
“That’s when they gave me the five per cent survival rate,” she says.
“They assumed it had to be some virus they just couldn’t identify, but they weren’t even considering anything beyond that.
“I was 22, sitting there, trying to process that my husband, who had been healthy just hours earlier, might not make it through the night.”
But Jake, now 32, defied the odds. After two weeks in hospital, he was discharged. However the nightmare was far from over. No one could explain what had happened or why.
“We went home with no diagnosis, just this overwhelming sense of fear mixed with relief,” says Cami.
During the hospit *** Local Caption *** 48040900
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A man stands alone facing the water in warm evening light at Lake Starnberg in Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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A Fairytale Home In The Woods: Das Aussteigerpaar Kai und Ben lebt in ihrem umgebauten Truck in den Wäldern von British Columbia
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
**EDITORS NOTE: We cannot use her surname**
If you go into the woods of British Columbia today you could be in for a big surprise.
You might just find parked up for the night a truly magical truck with a handcrafted house built on to its back.
The International 4800, a beast of a vehicle originally made for off-road utility work, has been reborn as a whimsical, wood-fired, off-grid sanctuary.
It took five years to create after it was bought in 2013 by a woman who made the project her labour of love.
“I called it The Ugly Truckling because I always loved the story of the ugly duckling,” says the creator of the fantasy mobile home who likes to be known simply as Kai.
“I was an awkward, weird kid. Honestly, I’m an awkward, weird adult. But like the duckling, the truck started off ugly, and it grew into something I think is secretly beautiful.”
From the outside, the house truck looks like something out of a Disney dream.
Cedar shake siding wraps the entire frame, salvaged century-old windows add soul and light, and a hand-built Dutch door with curved stained glass makes the entryway look like it belongs on a woodland fairy tale set.
“When I first moved in, it didn’t have electricity, running water, or plumbing. It was just a box on wheels. I slowly built everything around me,’ says Kai, who is in her thirties.
“Now, it has most modern amenities. It’s not finished, but it’s comfortable, and its mine.
“I made that door myself. I used old glass with air bubbles in it to mimic historic pub windows. I wanted it to feel alive, like a house that evolved over time, not just something an architect plonked down.”
Inside, every inch of the 200-square-foot interior is bursting with detail and character. There’s a round window that Kai also made by hand, after discovering that buying one would cost her a whopping £3 700 ($5 000).
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A Fairytale Home In The Woods: Das Aussteigerpaar Kai und Ben lebt in ihrem umgebauten Truck in den Wäldern von British Columbia
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Andrea Caknis
**EDITORS NOTE: We cannot use her surname**
If you go into the woods of British Columbia today you could be in for a big surprise.
You might just find parked up for the night a truly magical truck with a handcrafted house built on to its back.
The International 4800, a beast of a vehicle originally made for off-road utility work, has been reborn as a whimsical, wood-fired, off-grid sanctuary.
It took five years to create after it was bought in 2013 by a woman who made the project her labour of love.
“I called it The Ugly Truckling because I always loved the story of the ugly duckling,” says the creator of the fantasy mobile home who likes to be known simply as Kai.
“I was an awkward, weird kid. Honestly, I’m an awkward, weird adult. But like the duckling, the truck started off ugly, and it grew into something I think is secretly beautiful.”
From the outside, the house truck looks like something out of a Disney dream.
Cedar shake siding wraps the entire frame, salvaged century-old windows add soul and light, and a hand-built Dutch door with curved stained glass makes the entryway look like it belongs on a woodland fairy tale set.
“When I first moved in, it didn’t have electricity, running water, or plumbing. It was just a box on wheels. I slowly built everything around me,’ says Kai, who is in her thirties.
“Now, it has most modern amenities. It’s not finished, but it’s comfortable, and its mine.
“I made that door myself. I used old glass with air bubbles in it to mimic historic pub windows. I wanted it to feel alive, like a house that evolved over time, not just something an architect plonked down.”
Inside, every inch of the 200-square-foot interior is bursting with detail and character. There’s a round window that Kai also made by hand, after discovering that buying one would cost her a whopping £3 700 ($5 000).
“I thought, ‘No way,’ so I just taught myself how to build on *** Local Caption *
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