I didn't know Becky Mello in real life, but we have been part of the same internet Message Board for nearly 2 years. After daily interaction like that, whether you know them "in person" or not, you still KNOW them. She was always there making me smile when I was having a bad day, offering advice about my pregnancy and baby, and sharing her struggles with us as well. She was a beautiful wife, mother, and friend.
She posted on our message board on Thursday evening about a 105 degree fever & throwing up she had. She told us that because her spleen had been removed, she was at higher risk for danger associated with several illnesses. She had taken some advil and gotten her fever down to 103 and she was in "better spirits," and was wondering if she should go to the ER to be checked out. Those who were online at the time urged her to go in and get it checked out. That was the last we heard from her.
She did go to the hospital, her husband took her that night. One of the girls talked to him, and relayed this. "At the hospital the fever broke and they did a ton of tests. They did a spinal tap for menengitis and that was clear. She passed out in one of the rooms they were doing some test in. (I can't remember what) Then somehow the infection /virus made itself known. They gave her antibiotics to treat Mengococcal Septis. (a common bacteria that only people who don't have spleens can get very sick from) He told me that she had gotten immunized for it and everything, because they know it can happen easily to people without spleens. He said they always monitor people without them when they get bad fevers to try and prevent this. He said she went 'out' and they tried reviving her for 1 1/2 hours. But....unsuccessfully, and she died. "
She leaves behind a darling daughter Cecilia, who will turn 3 in a few weeks, and a sweet 3 month old daughter, Natalie.
It makes me so sad to think that Cecilia isn't going to understand why her mommy isn't coming home. Natalie will never know her mom who loved her so much, and went through so many scares at the end of her pregnancy, how she sat by her during the NICU stay, and rejoiced the day they brought her home. I can't imagine what her poor husband is trying to deal with right now. His girls still need to be taken care of. Life can't stop.
My heart is just heavy. It's so weird to log on to the message board posts and see her words there, and know she will never post again. She was taken way too young. We will miss you, Becky.
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