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Woman who was in a coma for 30 days experienced incredible life-changing moment shortly after waking up
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Woman who was in a coma for 30 days experienced incredible life-changing moment shortly after waking up

A woman who was fighting for her life in a coma for 30 days experienced an incredible moment shortly after waking up.

Victoria Cupay, of Illinois, WEwas diagnosed with lupus and had a reaction to some medications given to him in 2019.

According to has THE NHSlupus is an incurable long-term disease health condition that causes joint pain, rashes, and fatigue.

Severe cases of inflammation can be life-threatening and cause serious damage to the heart, lungs, brain or kidneys.

Victoria Cupay of Illinois spent 30 days in a medically induced coma in 2019 (TikTok/@justViktoria03)

Victoria Cupay of Illinois spent 30 days in a medically induced coma in 2019 (TikTok/@justViktoria03)

For Victoria, her skin and organs began to deteriorate after the medications put her in a coma on August 19, 2019. reports the Daily Mail.

“I went from taking no medication to taking more medication than my grandmother. It was such a big change that they told me it was incurable,” she said to the media.

“No one in my family has it, so I didn’t really know what my life would be like.”

He was diagnosed with life-threatening skin disorders, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, caused by the drug.

She woke up to the best news (TikTok/@justViktoria03)

She woke up to the best news (TikTok/@justViktoria03)

Speaking about the day she was left in a coma, Victoria explained: “My mum took me to the emergency room and everything deteriorated.

“I was put in a burn intensive care unit. Technically I’m not a burn victim, but what happened to me was I was burning from the inside out.

“What was happening on my skin, it was peeling off. It was also happening in my intestines and other organs.”

Fortunately, 30 days later, she woke up from her coma at best. news.

Her boyfriend, Nick Baldo, was at her bedside with a diamond ring waiting for her.

“He actually asked my mother before proposing, because that was one of my requests long before I got sick. He respected that wish,” Victoria recalls.

“He decided to do it at that time because I had come close to death several times. And he said that if I don’t make it, at least I will have a good memory.”

The couple waited three years to get married on August 19, 2022.

This was so Victoria could recover and leave the COVID-19(female pandemic pass.

After welcoming a baby boy this year, Victoria said she never thought it would be possible.

“Lupus patients are prone to miscarriage, so this was a high-risk pregnancy. We’ve wanted this for a very long time,” she added.

“He loves to play with booksand he loves steak and asparagus. It’s just a joy in life.”

Victoria is now using her social media to raise awareness about the disease and share her inspiring story with others.