A young woman who ripped out her own eyes has revealed the reason why she did it — an act that resulted in emergency psychiatric hospitalization, advanced diagnostic evaluations, and long-term mental health treatment plans often covered by private health insurance.
Kaylee Muthart, from Anderson, South Carolina, was a straight-A student and even in the National Honor Society when she left school aged 17, midway through eleventh grade.
With working long hours to save up for a car and having a heart arrhythmia – an irregular heartbeat – her grades slipped. This condition, often diagnosed through cardiac lab testing and monitored under chronic illness care plans, impacted both her academic and emotional well-being.
Rather than jeopardize her academic records, Muthart decided to take time off school.
Eventually, she wanted to secure a college scholarship and study marine biology, which had always been an aspiration of hers
