Kyleen Waltman, 38, was seriously injured when she was attacked by dogs on a sidewalk on Honea Path in northwestern Columbia on March 21. A man who saw Waltman soften, eventually managed to scare the animals by shooting his gun in the air. Amy Wynne’s sister said Waltman also lost part of her colon and may need to have part of her esophagus removed. In an update to GoFundMe, Wynne described the horrific moment when her sister woke up from a coma. Kyleen Waltman was so upset by her amputation when she woke up from a coma that the doctors decided to put her under anesthesia again. GoFundMeKyleen Waltman was crushed by three pit bulls while walking. Facebook / Kyleen Waltman “Kyleen has woken up completely and the doctors told her about her arms, but she was very worried, so they drugged her,” she wrote. “Her blood pressure is still very high (SIC) and she has a fever of 102+. Her oxygen levels continue to fall, so she is back in the ventilator. Mom says it’s like giving up. “Before you go, assume that we as her family do not give up,” Wynne wrote. “The lord brought her here for a reason. Her story is not over. Now they have taken everything in hand that now can not have a regular prosthesis. “So here we are trying to understand how to prevent her from having negative thoughts about her life”, the little brother continued. Kyleen Waltman’s sister Amy Wynne said Waltman also lost part of her colon and may need to have part of her esophagus removed. GoFundMe “I understand that for 38 years he has hands and now he does not have how he thinks. He is still fighting. The prayers work and he is slowly healed. “We just have to wait and allow God and time to do it there.” The fundraiser raised more than $ 170,000 as of Tuesday morning. Dog owner Justin Minor has been charged with three counts of possession of a dangerous animal that attacked and injured a human, breach of rabies control and a dangerous animal not allowed outside the facility unless restricted, the state said. “The lord brought her here for a reason. “Her story is not over,” said Amy Wynne of her sister. Facebook / Kyleen Waltman He was released on $ 15,000 bail. Possessing a dangerous animal carries a $ 5,000 fine or a three-year fine behind bars. “It could have been prevented,” Wynne said. “If the dogs were locked up or if the dogs were chained, or if they were never there for a start, that would never have happened.” Dog owner Justin Minor has been charged with three counts of possession of a dangerous animal and breach of rabies control. Abbeville Co. Sheriff’s Office The dogs were seized by Abbeville County Animal Control after the attack. It was not clear how the dogs ended up on the road. Signs reading “Watch out for the dog” can be seen on Minor’s property, according to local media.
