My father went out to do groceries around 11:45am and my mom was tidying up the house. I came downstairs at 12:15pm to grab a drink and found my mom on the floor without a pulse, I called 911 and initiated CPR until the paramedics came. They were able to get her heart back and later at the hospital she started breathing on her own. They started therapeutic hypothermia later on in the day for 24 hours. The following day the attending doctor had painted the worst picture possible for us, but we decided to stay strong and give my mom the time and chance of fighting back. She has since developed a ventilator caused infection and is on antibiotics. Today is the 6th day, they are going to be performing a treacheostomy and will hopefully be able to get her to a room outside of the ICU. All we can do right now is hope and pray that everything will be alright.
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My father went out to do groceries around 11:45am and my mom was tidying up the house. I came downstairs at 12:15pm to grab a drink and found my mom on the floor without a pulse, I called 911 and initiated CPR until the paramedics came. They were able to get her heart back and later at the hospital she started breathing on her own. They started therapeutic hypothermia later on in the day for 24 hours. The following day the attending doctor had painted the worst picture possible for us, but we decided to stay strong and give my mom the time and chance of fighting back. She has since developed a ventilator caused infection and is on antibiotics. Today is the 6th day, they are going to be performing a treacheostomy and will hopefully be able to get her to a room outside of the ICU. All we can do right now is hope and pray that everything will be alright.
June 18, 2016 - 12:33pmThis Comment
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