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.
@MLClark sending all positive vibes!!!