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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy friend and unofficially adopted son is on a vent and needs a liver
Last edited Sun Apr 19, 2020, 07:36 PM - Edit history (3)
Prayers please.
Edit to add:
He moved here at 4 with his mom and dad from the Middle East after his big sister was shot during the civil war. (She is fine today and is being tested for a compatible liver as is his mom.) His dad is no longer with us.
Please everyone stay home.
Okay, I got it wrong. He and his family moved here when he was 8. I think my memory is only good for useless trivia. His sister was shot while they were at a playground in Beirut.
hlthe2b
(102,231 posts)Squinch
(50,949 posts)pandr32
(11,580 posts)I am not religious, but I wanted to tell you. It is hard to watch people we love struggle.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,731 posts)I hope that he gets the liver and can be weaned off the vent. DU vibes coming his way.
onecaliberal
(32,829 posts)peacebuzzard
(5,170 posts)if there is a time to pray, this is it.
I am so sorry. Dear Lord.
cayugafalls
(5,640 posts)GreenPartyVoter
(72,377 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Peace, bronxitie
Stuart G
(38,420 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Whichever, I wish you all the best.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)He did have mostly all of the symptoms when he went to the hospital.
He has had frequent hospitalizations due the surgery he had at 16 for a brain tumor.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)of a diagnosis, sounds typical of this virus. It's astonishing how badly the many unanswered questions still outnumber what is known.
Well, sounds like he's had to be a fighter and survivor. Hope you'll have good news soon, Discntnt.
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)and pray they can find a suitable liver for him soon.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)Thanks everyone.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)So this guy was apparently in partial liver and kidney failure. Also he was in a coma. I say was because, like me, he is a tough ol' bird and is improving. He is still on dialysis but he's awake and done with the vent. If I have it right, the IV fluids are out as well.
I wanted to say THANKS to everyone and to God as well. We are overjoyed here and, were it not for the virus, we'd be having a party.
My best hopes and prayers for anyone who is sick.
Please stay home and stay alive. Beat the virus. We're smarter than it is.