[post_page_title]Visiting family[/post_page_title]
Despite her symptoms, Stephanie decided to go ahead with her summer plans and visit her family back home in the Czech Republic. Yet, it was during this trip that she realized her symptoms were getting worse. She would wake up with horrific bruises all over her body, and she would struggle to walk up small flights of stairs without losing her breath and struggling to breathe. Although she tried to ignore what was going on with her body, she eventually couldn’t avoid it any longer. She needed to see a doctor.