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H1N1---Thoughts and Prayers please!

My cousin is in ICU at Clermont Mercy hospital with the darn H1N1!! He is 24 and had no previous medical issues. He had 'the flu' for a few days and yesterday his girlfriend rushed him to the hospital because he was having trouble breathing. He refused to be put on a Vent and the hospital called his mom at 8:30 am telling her that he needed to be on a vent but was refusing it. She told them she could be dressed and to the hospital in an hour and the Dr. told her that in an hour it would be too late. So... they put him on the phone and she was able to convince him to be put on the vent. By the time she made it to the hospital they had paralyzed his muscles and I guess put him in to a medical coma. He's on the highest level of oxygen they can give him and they are giving him less than a 50% chance of pulling through at this point. He has a baby girl and a girlfriend who need him as well as the rest of the family and friends so please send your T&P his way!

You will have to excuse the lack of medical knowledge in my post, I am just getting the street knowledge from my mom.

6/28/10: Lost our sweet baby Addyston at 18wk 1day to pPROM 7/24/11: Michael William born at 24wk 2d due to IC after an emergent cerclage at 18wks, 4wk home BR and 2 weeks hospital BR. Grow strong our little Miracle! 9/17/11: Michael joined his sister in heaven after 8 amazing weeks with us on earth. He fought a very hard fight but NEC was too much for him in the end. Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie Pregnancy tickers

Re: H1N1---Thoughts and Prayers please!

  • I'm so sorry to hear about that.  My thoughts and prayers are with him and your family.  I'm a registered nurse so if you have any questions, you can email me at nrskrs@yahoo.com. 
  • My thoughts and prayers are with your cousin and his family.  Please keep us informed. I hope he keeps fighting and is able to beat this.  
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  • Thanks ladies! As of right now the news is still just the same, hopefully no news is good news!
    6/28/10: Lost our sweet baby Addyston at 18wk 1day to pPROM 7/24/11: Michael William born at 24wk 2d due to IC after an emergent cerclage at 18wks, 4wk home BR and 2 weeks hospital BR. Grow strong our little Miracle! 9/17/11: Michael joined his sister in heaven after 8 amazing weeks with us on earth. He fought a very hard fight but NEC was too much for him in the end. Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie Pregnancy tickers
  • WOW... I am so sorry that your cousin (& family) is going through this... I am sending thoughts & prayers his way. Keep us posted
  • Oh, no!  That's horrible!  T & P for him and your family!
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  • I'm so sorry to hear this.  Thought and Prayers!  Please let us know any updates!
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  • Thoughts and prayers go out to your cousin and his family.  Keep us updated!
  • I will keep you, your cousin and family in my prayers.

  • They didn't expect him to make it through the night and he did, which is a blessing, but he is still on 100% life support at this time. Hopefully he will begin to pull through this soon. Thanks for all of the prayers!
    6/28/10: Lost our sweet baby Addyston at 18wk 1day to pPROM 7/24/11: Michael William born at 24wk 2d due to IC after an emergent cerclage at 18wks, 4wk home BR and 2 weeks hospital BR. Grow strong our little Miracle! 9/17/11: Michael joined his sister in heaven after 8 amazing weeks with us on earth. He fought a very hard fight but NEC was too much for him in the end. Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers Lilypie Pregnancy tickers
  • Wow! Thinking about your family! I am a pharmacist and I work in an ICU. I am impressed with your medical jargon. You got it all VERY right. By paralyzing him they are letting the vent do the work and let his lungs heal. When we paralyze vented patients they are usually fighting the vent. Let us know if you need anything!!
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