PLEASE PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!!! MY NEPHEW, JON, IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION Jon is 31 and went into the ER on Sunday March 23rd because he was starting to have trouble breathing after a couple of days of just not feeling good, cough and on and off fever. They admitted him to the hospital with a diagnosis of influenza and secondary pneumonia. They started him on antibiotics and were monitoring his oxygen levels closely. Through the course of the first night, they were concerned with the oxygen levels in his blood...they were too low. Monday they put him on a CPAP machine and continued to monitor him. Monday night, they were not happy with the way his oxygen levels remained low, despite measures being done to help him with that. It was recommended at that time that he be put on a ventilator to assist him in getting oxygen throughout his whole lungs. The influenza virus had attacked his lungs and caused a lot of inflammation to the lung tissues along with collecting fluid in the lungs that was blocking air from getting where it needed to go. He was put on the vent and moved to the TLC unit at UW Hospital by Tuesday morning. Later Tuesday morning, they made the decision to paralyze and sedate Jon in order to let his body rest and let the oxygen they were giving him focus on healing instead of using for energy elsewhere in the body. Since then, Jons days have consisted of 2 steps forward and 1 step back. He is not progressing though as they were hoping for at this point. The longer Jon stays on the vent at the settings they are at, the more potential injury it can further cause to the lungs ... (To read more and get updates, go here ... caringbridge.org/visit/jonvitale
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:04:06 +0000