A UC San Diego pre-law student, Kamarin Mann, needs support after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest on Nov. 13. No one expected this to happen, as there have been no known health issues with him.
Mann is a 21-year-old studying math, economics, and political science at UC San Diego, with dreams of becoming a lawyer. Sonida Chan, Mann’s older sister, introduced him as a hardworking student who “is always seen with his face stuck in a book if he isn’t studying or doing homework.” Being a dedicated and intelligent student, Chan sometimes jokingly refers to him as the “prodigy child.”
However, he had to pause his journey toward his goal for a while since the incident. His family was afraid of losing him forever. Fortunately, “Kamarin has shown us his resilience and determination to fight for his life,” said Chan.
He is receiving treatment at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, and his family members are contributing as much as they can. Nevertheless, they need financial aid to cope with the exorbitant medical bills.
With Chan’s experience as a nurse, she is doing her best to assist in her brother’s recovery. “I have been overseeing medical providers and specialties, ensuring all options/avenues of treatment are considered while dealing with his school, work, and other important commitments,” explained Chan.
Mann has made positive strides in his progress. He has come off one of his life support devices and has begun to “wake up, follow commands, and nod/shake his head appropriately.”
They are now working hard to enable him to breathe on his own and have initiated treatment for the issues related to his sudden cardiac arrest.
But there is a concern about his condition. “As a complication of one of his life support devices called ECMO, we are seeing a lack of perfusion or blood flow to his lower legs. Unfortunately, his lower left leg has no pulses, and imaging has reinforced that there has not been a restoration of blood flow to the lower left leg. We may be moving towards amputation,” said Chan.
Mann’s family doesn’t desire much if he can recover and return to everyday life. “I would very much love to hug my baby brother and let him know that his big sister did all she could to save him. I would love to have Kamarin back up and walking so he may resume his journey to law school. I want him to continue to play golf and basketball with his cousins and friends,” noted Chan.
Chan expressed her appreciation to their donors. “My family and I would like to extend our eternal gratitude towards everyone who has donated and shared Kamarin’s GoFundMe. We also are very thankful and appreciative of everyone who has sent us words of encouragement, visited us at the hospital, or has checked in on us in some form.”
If you wish to support Mann and his family, join and share GoFundMe. They also accept donations via Zelle at 619-517 0062 under Nay Mann, the father. All funds raised will be directly contributed to Mann’s medical care.
