Marrisha “ReRe” Kindred Jenkins.Photo: GoFundMe
The news came as a shock to Marrisha’s family, who believed the 27-year-old mom was doing better after being hospitalized forCOVID-19and pneumonia earlier in the month, the outlet reported.
According toa GoFundMe pagethat was set up on Marrisha’s behalf because she did not have any insurance, the Georgia woman was diagnosed with COVID and pneumonia on Sept. 4.
At the time, Marrisha was eight months pregnant and due to give birth in October, the fundraiser states. However, due to her condition, Marrisha gave birth early and welcomed her son on Sept. 7, per the GoFundMe.
In the meantime, Marrisha started showing signs of improvement and the hospital released her to go home, according to the GoFundMe.
Things took a turn for the worst on Sept. 19, when Marrisha and her husband Myles Jenkins were preparing to see their son for the first time.
“As she started getting ready, she [was] having a hard time breathing,” the GoFundMe reads. “She went to take a bath, and they heard a noise. When they checked on her, she had a weak pulse.”
Myles immediately called 911 and began administering CPR, but “Marrisha coded on the way to the hospital and upon arrival,” according to the fundraiser.
“At that time, with no oxygen to the brain, it caused severe damage,” she explained to the outlet, adding that they prayed for a miracle but eventually had to make the difficult decision to take Jenkins off life support.
In the wake of her death,the GoFundMe pagewill now help Myles, Jaylen and Marrisha’s other two kids, Rylee, 6, and Ayden, 5.
“We truly appreciate the love you guys had for Marrisha ‘ReRe’ Kindred Jenkins,” reads the fundraiser, which has brought in over $10,000 in donations. “She will be truly missed.”
“She was just loving,” Myles told the outlet. “You just felt happy every time you got around her.”
Those interested in donating to Marrisha’s GoFundMe page can do sohere.
source: people.com
