The physical, emotional, and financial toll this is taking is far beyond what they can handle alone. This medical emergency hit at a time when things were already extremely tight for Tony and his family! Not only are they dealing with Tony's serious health issues but his wife has also been recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that is requiring treatment as well. The severe extra medical expenses, with no income, out of pocket health insurance premiums, and more, on top of day to day life with 3 kids and meeting their needs is so overwhelming! He will be out of work for at least 2- 3 months while recovering.Īs anyone can imagine, 3 months without pay is a very stressful situation. He will be in the hospital 3-4 days and will come home on pic line antibiotics for 6 weeks. There will be infectious disease doctors working with the surgeon during and after the surgery to determine the best plan of action. We are praying that the surgery and amputation on the 26th will get rid of the bacteria eating the bone and stop the infection. Tony, as well as the trauma surgeon, is trying to avoid amputation above the knee if at all possible. Unfortunately, because the infection has now spread to the bone and the bacteria are eating the bone pretty rapidly, the doctor will also have to amputate more of his leg. Tony requires surgery as soon as possible in order to save as much of his leg as they can and his life! The trauma surgeon will operate April 26th as of right now to clean out the infection.
The bacteria have actually "eaten" holes in the bone. The infection has now spread into the bone causing a very serious bone infection and it is continuing to spread. He has been on steady antibiotics for over 2 months and the infection has gotten worse. The last 4 months have been a steady increase in infection and open wounds. However, for the last year or so there have been infections in his amputated leg that have continued to get worse. Off and on through the years, he has had issues with his amputation and prosthetic that have been easily managed. Tony and his wife Cassie (A teacher at Eastside) have been married for 17 years and have 3 beautiful girls. He is still very passionate about hunting, fishing, and being outdoors and has never let his injury keep him from doing the things he loves and working VERY hard every day to provide for his family. The doctors were unable to save his leg and it had to be amputated below the knee. When Tony was 7, he was accidentally shot while hunting.
Please pray for Tony's health and recovery and consider blessing them in this difficult finical hardship. Please consider reading more of their story. Tony is fighting for his life and his surgery on April 26th is very, very serious. Unexpected medical bills, surgery, amputation of part of his leg and months of missing work would be hard for any of us. What Tony and the Mitchell Family have and are about to go through is unimaginable. I have known and loved this family for almost 9 years as a Senoia person and someone connected to Eastside Elementary.
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