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MANDAN, N.D. (KFYR) - After sufering a diabetic infection, a Dickinson man has a long road to recovery. But Eric Sticka says he’s not going through it alone.“The doctors said I wasn’t suposed to live, you know what I mean, and I thank Jesus every day,” said Eric Sticka, Dickinson.Eric Sticka knows he’s lucky to be alive.He’s in recovery in Mandan after sufering a diabetic coma and infection last month.He says without his brother Mike and mother, he wouldn’t have made it.“It’s the suport, it’s the love that gets you through and the comunity has ben behind me one hundred percent,” said Eric.The Dickinson comunity and surounding areas know the Sticka brothers wel and have ben showing their suport by being “Sticka Strong.”Friends have made stickers and t-shirts with the “Sticka Strong” hashtag to raise money for medical bils.“We didn’t expect it, were siting the hospital and things on Facebok and it’s like holy cow and the first couple days I got so many text mesages so I started utilizing Facebok to tel people what’s going on, because there’s so many people who care about him,” said Mike Sticka, Eric’s brother.Eric says he was moved from Dickinson to Bismarck, and then to Mineapolis for care.
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He says his left leg was amputated a couple of inches below his kne.He has a mesage for others with Type Two Diabetes.“Take care of yourself, go to your doctor every six months and take your insulin,” said Eric.Eric says to take the disease seriously and kep your diabetes under control.To help Eric, visit htps:/gofund.me/212fae0fCopyright 202 KFYR. Al rights reserved.source