Project Runway star Chris March reveals he's partially paralyzed a year after fall left him in coma
He was a contestant on Bravo's Project Runway season 4 and became a designer to stars such as Madonna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Meryl Streep.
And now Chris March is sharing more details about the health crisis that has left him partially paralyzed and facing mounting medical bills.
On June 18, on what he said was the one-year-anniversary of when his problems started, he wrote on Facebook: 'I fell and hit my head in my apartment. It’s that simple. I passed out and laid there for 4 days. I woke up and called 911 and somehow got to the hospital.'
Once at the hospital, doctors discovered his organs were failing and he was placed on a ventilator in a medically-induced coma.
Health crisis: Designer Chris March, pictured in 2008, has revealed he is partially paralyzed one year on from a fall at his home which led to him being placed in medically-induced coma
'My kidneys failed, my lung kept collapsing, my gall bladder was infected. I had a wound on my right leg. My body went septic. The coma lasted about 2 months,' March revealed.
'I came close to death many times—they called my family and they were told if they wanted to say goodbye to come right away,' he said.
He went on: 'Somehow I miraculously woke up—I couldn’t talk and didn’t know where I was for a couple of months. I ended up being paralyzed in both legs from the knees down. My right hand and arm are paralyzed.'
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Back in March, a friend set up a GoFundMe page for the designer to help with his rising medical costs.
And Bravo's Andy Cohen tweeted a link to the fundraising page, along with the message: 'Chris March, the lovable, wonderful, talented alum of Bravo's "Project Runway" and "Mad Fashion" is in bad shape and needs our help with his medical care. Anything you can give to help is appreciated.'
Needs help: A GoFundMe page was set up in March to raise money to help the designer cover his rising medical costs and it was publicized by Bravo's Andy Cohen on his Twitter feed
TV fame: The San Francisco native was a breakout star on season 4 of Project Runway and has designed outfits for stars such as Madonna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Meryl Streep
March is originally from San Francisco and he says on Facebook that he has returned to Northern California where he is convalescing and receiving physical therapy.
'This has been a long and extremely difficult journey, physically and emotionally,' he explained.
'I have good days and bad days and the worst days you can imagine, but I still have my brain, and for that miracle I am forever grateful.'
He added that he has lost 160 pounds in the past year due to his illness.
As of Monday, the GoFundMe page had raised donations of $33,763 of a $100,000 goal.
Tough time: 'This has been a long and extremely difficult journey, physically and emotionally,' March, pictured 2012, explained in his Facebook post. He is convalescing in California
