Hello,
I’m writing this to reach out for some messages of hope. I am 20 years old and my dear aunt has been rushed into ICU for community acquired pneumonia. When we found her, she was slumped and unresponsive, home alone in bed. We called 999 straight away but had to wait an agonising 6 hours for an ambulance. We sat at her beside, ensuring that she was still breathing, finally a paramedic arrived and gave her some oxygen as her levels were dangerously low. Her colour came back and she was chatty again - although very slurred, there was a massive improvement but her oxygen levels wouldn’t stay up!
She is now in intensive care, using a ventilator to help her breath. She is now fully aware and chatty but coughing a lot.
We were feeling positive with her improvement but the doctor sat us down (in front of her) and said the most heartbreaking things to us, telling us to prepare for her death, she was sat right there, obviously completely frightened and i can’t stop thinking about how she is alone there right now.
They said they tried the first line of treatment but now have to move onto the second.
She has been in the ICU for about 48 hours now. She is 67 and has very severe rheumatoid arthritis which means her immune system is compromised and very weak. She has already lost an eye, two knees and also has hernia in her throat.
However, she is very strong, bright and chatty so i’m looking for some messages of hope!
I love her dearly and can’t bear to lose her.
#pneumonia #ICU #rheumatoid arthritis