'At first, I just thought it was a flu and cough, that's what we went in for. And then doctors were doing their tests, and then they came in saying, 'we need to get you to the hospital now,''
A 22-year-old Houston man went to the doctor for what he thought was the flu and a cough. It turns out he had a rare virus that landed him in the hospital and in organ failureA family from Missouri City is encouraging others to seek quick treatment for symptoms that don't go away quickly, after their son got a virus that shut down his organs.
"He just deteriorated so fast. They put him on a device called ECMO, and it's basically a mechanical heart and lung. They also put him on dialysis because his kidneys were shutting down. They intubated him, and they automatically just put him to sleep. His heart was shocked, I think seven times, and even during the drive from Houston to San Antonio, they shocked his heart four times, in a matter of three hours during the drive," says Eugene.
"He has been quite a fighter! I mean, we're very proud of him for being such a fighter that he's been through all of this and we've just been very prayerful throughout," says Jacob's mother, Kim James."We're just wanting the best in terms of medical care for Jacob. I will tell you that the care that we have received here in San Antonio has been unbelievable. I mean, unbelievable," says Kim.
Their friends set up a fund to help them raise money to pay for all of the expenses, especially since most transplant patients are asked to raise at least a quarter of a million dollars!
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