A dad whose son died after taking drugs at last year's Leeds Festival has issued a warning to young people attending this weekend's event.
06.08.2023 - 18:17 / perezhilton.com
A young mom-of-three from Texas has passed away after getting a fungal brain infection during her boob job.
According to local news outlet ValleyCental, 31-year-old Crystal Villegas has been fighting for her life in a hospital in the Lone Star state over the past four months after she contracted fungal meningitis, a rare and life-threatening infection that causes swelling around the brain and spinal cord. The momma traveled from her hometown of Brownsville to the Riverside Clinic in Matamoros, Mexico, back in March to get an implant replacement. But three weeks after the procedure, Crystal started to get unusual painful headaches.
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She went to the Valley Baptist Medical Center to seek treatment. However, her husband, Juan Tapia, told the outlet doctors initially said it was nothing more than a “bad case of migraines.” When they came home, her condition only worsened. Juan found Crystal nearly unconscious in their home with a very high fever one day, and the couple returned to the hospital. From there, the doctors did a spinal tap this time, confirming she had meningitis. Juan recalled:
She was there for four months battling the deadly infection. During an interview with ValleyCentral in July, Crystal could be seen with a tube inserted to drain the fluid and relieve the pressure in her head. Her speech was also slurred and labored:
Despite being in so much pain, Crystal wanted to get her story out to the world. She told the outlet at the time she still wanted to warn people of the dangers of what could happen:
Wise words. You can listen to more of Crystal’s interview (below):
According to the Centers for Disease Control, nine people have died
A dad whose son died after taking drugs at last year's Leeds Festival has issued a warning to young people attending this weekend's event.
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