I'm up with the dad tonight.
The infection spread to his son's other lung, despite stem cell therapy. Necrotizing pneumonia is apparently on the rise in the world, along with other signs of antibiotic resistance.
I've been doing a *lot* of reading into surgical interventions during this emergency operation. He has so many high risk factors for morbidity: late admission, incomplete vaccine schedule, malnutrition...
Poor brother at home, too. So much for starting school tomorrow. What a world.
*Mind you, I am not telling the dad about *any* of those high risk factors. I am, however, bracing him to expect a longer post-op recovery if/when his son pulls through. They're currently cutting out the damaged bits of right lung to halt the infection in its tracks. This will be his second surgery in under a week to fight a dual bacterial infection.
Poor tyke. Solo tiene 4 añitos. There is no justice in this world.
@ACG2 Thank you for these kind words, ACG2 - and for your presence. Everyday striving to do the best we can is often a greater challenge than we realize. I hope your own week is starting on a wonderful note, and that you're still riding high on good vibes from that lovely recent reprieve!