Northern Texas Baby returned to life while fighting severe flu complications as parents raise awareness – wfaa.com

Dallas, Texas – Northern Texas baby recovers after a severe flu that has led to a heart rate and brain damage, his parents said. Ash Ash, at nine months, tests positively for both influenza and Parainfluenza, which led to a croup, an infection that limits breathing, a combination that almost took the young boy’s life.

“This went from zero to 100 quickly,” said Scott Ash, Avery’s father.

Avery’s mother, Courtney Ash, said he first showed signs of congestion and runny nose before his symptoms worsened on February 1, early in the morning. When his breathing works, the pediatrician of the family advises them to take him to an emergency room.

“She told us, if his breathing withdrew, then we probably have to take him in the ER that we did,” said Courtney Ash.

Avery was initially treated in a hospital in Plano and was discharged in a few days. However, 90 minutes later his condition worsened and his parents put him back to the hospital. His label for the hospital’s identification was still on his body, his parents said. His respiratory tract began to swell and medical staff tried to intuctors. During the procedure, Avery went to cardiac arrest.

“Fifteen minutes later, they were able to resuscitate it and we were transported here to the Dallas, Picu. It was on Monday last week,” said Cortney Ash.

Scott Ash described the test as traumatic.

“This is definitely an image that will be baked in my brain forever,” he said.

“He crashed and we were 15 feet.”

Doctors diagnosed Avery suffering from hypoxia or lack of oxygen, which caused some damage to his parents’ brain.

Despite the severity of his condition, he showed signs of improvement. On Tuesday, Avery could breathe independently after being removed from oxygen support, and his parents held him for the first time in a week.

“Yes, it was really amazing,” said Courtney Ash. “It’s very different, but at least we have to keep it.”

The family launches a Gofundme campaign to help cover the growing medical expenses, which raised over $ 50,000.

“The amount of messages that came directly from this …” said Scott Ash, thinking about community support.

“It just shows that there are still good people,” added Courtney Ash.

North Texas observes a quick jump in the flu. Dallas health health reported an 83% jump in late January.

On Tuesday afternoon, Cook Children’s said to WFAA, “Our last numbers from last week (2/2 to 2/8) – we had 1086 cases of flu between Cook Children’s Fort Worth and Prosper Medical Centers.”

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, four children have died of influenza or pneumonia in Texas since the beginning of the flu season in October.

The Ash family kept his infant son on Tuesday, grateful that they had taken the steps they had taken when Avery’s condition worsened and felt that it was what saved his life.

“If I had any advice to give my parents, trust your gut and don’t guess in the second place,” Cortney said.