PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh woman hospitalized on her honeymoon in Mexico is back in the countryside after being flown to a Florida hospital.
“She’s doing better now, she’s steadily improving. It gets lighter and lighter every day, ”said Brandon De Kort, the couple’s best friend.
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Christine and Matthew Roth’s Cancun honeymoon barely began when the new bride went sick. She was taken to the hospital where she suffered septic shock. Her husband said the doctors discovered a staph infection.
“She really took a sharp turn, her heart rate skyrocketed, her blood pressure fell very quickly, and she was in septic shock,” said Matthew Roth.
The 26-year-old high school friends from Hampton Township tied the knot in Pittsburgh on July 4th and traveled to Cancun on July 5th for their honeymoon.
“I’ve never seen a more beautiful bride come to the altar,” says Matthew Roth.
Christine Roth was hospitalized in Cancun for 10 days. De Kort was the best man at the wedding and was devastated that he couldn’t visit her or do anything to help.
“I felt pretty helpless. You are two of my best friends. I’ve known her for so long and there wasn’t much I could do, ”said De Kort.
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Christine Roth was flown to Broward Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale Thursday morning. Friends said she was in stable condition but she was sedated and on a ventilator.
Matthew Roth said the process of getting the honeymooners back to the US is difficult due to problems with medical bills and insurance. He said the staff at Galenia Hospital in Cancun were great and saved his wife’s life.
The generosity of others helped the new bride return to America. Friends, family, and strangers donated around $ 60,000 to a GoFundMe page created by her maid of honor, Courtney Stinebiser.
“Every dollar, every prayer, every part of history has made the biggest difference in the world,” said De Kort.
Kindness turned that nightmare around and hopefully will lead the couple to their Pittsburgh home.
“Everyone now wants her to get home safe and healthy as soon as possible,” said De Kort.
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Stinebiser said her best friend could be awakened from sedation in the next day or two.