Brazilian Influencer Won’t Be Able To Walk After Online ‘Challenge’ Turned Her Feet Black
MC Thammy, also known as Thammy Caroline, a popular Brazilian influencer, may face a permanent disability after participating in an online challenge that severely injured her feet.
During the challenge, Thammy submerged her feet in a mixture of ice and salt, resulting in first and second-degree burns. The consequences were so severe that doctors warned she was at risk of losing her toes, as her feet turned black.
Despite having a substantial following of two million on Instagram, Thammy’s future recovery remains uncertain. The challenge she took part in was called the “N1 Influencers” and was organized by singer Anderson Neiff, who is known for creating various challenges for his followers.
Currently, Thammy is unable to put any weight on her feet and relies on her mother to move around the house. She is dragged in a plastic garden chair from one room to another, dismissing the use of wheelchairs as she believes they are for the weak.
It is truly unfortunate that Thammy now faces the possibility of never walking again due to this ill-advised challenge. Let us hope that she finds the strength to overcome this difficult situation and regain her mobility.
This is in spite of the event reportedly being overseen by a firefighter who deemed the challenge as safe.
Thammy said: “We spent 15 minutes with our feet on the ice with coarse salt. When I took my foot out [of the ice bucket] I never felt such pain in my life. Three of my toes had turned black when it came out of the ice bucket.”
The influencer was initially treated at a clinic and returned to the reality show, however the excruciating pain in her feet sent Thammy to hospital.
She said: “My foot started to swell a lot. I left there and went to the hospital, at the hospital the doctor said that there was a risk of thrombosis and the other said that if I stayed another minute, my toes could have necrotised.”
