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ARDS Stories
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ARDS Stories
Chris had the flu, MRSA and another pneumonia , and other types of pneumonia – he developed black mold in his lungs! He had a 6% chance to live. He […]
- Flu, Pneumonia
On December 26, 2023, my wife found me in my home office gasping for air and making a terrifying gurgling sound. I had tried using my son’s nebulizer and an […]
- Pneumonia, Sepsis
Michael P. Patrick – Survivor, Husband, Father I never expected to become a patient. For most of my life, I was the one sitting at the bedside — supporting family […]
- Accident, Surgery, survivor
My name is Dan – I reside in northeastern Pennsylvania and this is my ARDS survivorship story. On Saturday March 7th 2020 I attended a festival in Brooklyn New York […]
- Covid, ECMO
One morning changed my life. A date I will never forget: 13th June 2019. That week, I had been doing my normal activities, going to work, seeing friends and enjoying […]
- Asthma, ECMO
My name is Steve Edmonson, this is my experience after sepsis, which means, it is also about post-ICU Syndrome, or PICS as it has come to be known, something that […]
- infection, PICS, Sepsis