A Pennsylvania man had to beg on Facebook to help find his mother’s ICU bed as she fought Covid-19 while her health was deteriorating and doctors said she needed an immediate relocation.
Shawn Ryder posted a heartbreaking application on Facebook on Tuesday in search of a hospital with an open ICU bed and an ECMO machine so his mom could be transferred to Karen for treatment.
Karen had been on a ventilator since Nov. 23 when she began to have trouble breathing and was admitted to the hospital a few days ago and put on oxygen.
Shawn’s post was successful, and he was called in by a doctor at a nearby York Hospital who was able to facilitate the transfer the next day.
Her mom’s condition is serious, but Ryder helped talk to her via Zoom as the family thanked Dr. Ktro’s quick work and said they hoped his story would urge other families to be cautious.
Karen Ryder, who has been on a ventilator since Nov. 23, made a social media call this week in search of a new ICU bed for her son, Shane, as his condition deteriorated. She is pictured above with one of her grandchildren before she fell ill
The rider, left in the picture, said he had to try to find a new ICU bed for his mom Karen.
He explained on his own Tuesday that the hospital no longer had the capacity to treat him
‘Are there any hospitals in York Hospital, Hershey Hospital, Penn State, Temple or Maryland that have a connection to COVID ICU?’ The show wrote in its inaugural post on Monday.
‘My mom is not doing well and has gone beyond the capabilities of Hanover Hospitals. We are looking for a hospital that has an ECMO machine and a bed so Hanover can transfer it to you.
‘Sorry sorry but the FB is the fastest way to get the news. Hanover is calling the hospital, but I can’t move on without giving her my best shot.
‘Mommy … please keep fighting. We love you so much and are not ready to lose you, ‘he added.
Shawn said in a separate post that he applied after talking to his mom’s doctor and saying he needed to be replaced, but they can’t promise that the bed will be available.
He said he then spoke to his father who became emotional after hearing of his wife’s condition and told him ‘he needs to fight.’
By Tuesday, Karen had been transferred to York where she was put back on a ventilator. He has now spent 13 days on the ventilator until Saturday.
Shawn’s post was seen by a nurse in York, who passed the information on to a doctor who facilitated the transfer.
Before she left, Karen could meet with her husband, who gave her a full PPE to join the hospital. Was worn.
He praised the work of the hospital staff, telling Shawn: ‘I don’t know how these people have been doing this for 9 months. I was soaked when I left. ‘
The show has seemed a bit unfocused in recent episodes, however, when a doctor in York told him he did not want to “create false hope” because despite the transfer, Karen still showed no signs of improvement.
‘He’s in a marathon fight now and this won’t change overnight. He wrote that those who have not talked to doctors about Covid-19 are unreliable. ‘
‘People get tougher than their crash … harder. They have no idea which patients will turn for better or worse. So, I don’t even want to make this post and no one thinks Mom is on the right side of the track. it’s not. ‘
Karen, pictured sitting down with her family, has been on the ventilator for 13 days.
Her son Shaw has documented the fight with COVID-19 since its inception
Karen was originally at Hanover Hospital but needed an EMCO machine
Karen was able to talk to her family, however, as the show posted a photo of their zoom chat, saying they wanted more people to see it because ‘this is Covid-19’.
Shaw has documented his mother’s entire fight with the Quid-19 by hosting a virtual ‘Cowbells for Karen’ event with the family in honor of his fame for playing his cowbell nonstop at the Southwest Football Games.
Shawn was able to zoom in with his mom from a hospital in York, pictured
She also shared screenshots of her text conversation with him on November 19 in which she said she was going to the hospital because she did not have energy.
Shawn said he ‘shared them’ to show that ‘COVID-19’ can quickly change from bad to worse.
He added in a post on Friday that while the family was not speaking to the media, “due to the respect of other distressed families, working, bored and stressed doctors, nurses and support staff are involved,” he said, Is affecting ‘.
‘Our family is suffering. Our family is fighting like many others. Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either, Looks like BT aint for me either. ‘.
‘We reached out to Facebook to be active in the fight to save our mom. We want to emphasize that it is active … active for our family, active for your family, active in rescuing others … active as individuals, active as family units, active as communities and states and nations and yes , The world ‘
Shaw was also shown lessons with his mom who showed his rapid deterioration
Shawn said the family is working to save his mother
In an earlier post, he said he asked his dad before creating a Facebook post
U.S. The steady rise in coronavirus cases in is putting pressure not only on Pennsylvania but also on medical centers.
Ryder’s online application was that hospitals across the country were plagued by severe shortage of beds and they were being forced to limit the number of people who could be admitted to leave beds for suffering patients in Civil-1.
As of Friday, 101,276 people in the U.S. had been hospitalized with the virus while receiving professional medical care, with new figures showing that the percentage of people who were hospitalized once taking a positive test was declining.
Data analyzed by Atlantic found that a small percentage of COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in November compared to the previous month, as the number of new daily cases of health care systems filling up increased to such an extent that.
If the steady increase in cases exacerbates bed bugs into more emergencies, it could lead to the deaths of Americans, who, if treated immediately, also raise concerns for medical personnel.
U.S. on Friday. This week marked the worst week of the epidemic since mid-April with 2,595 deaths.
As of Saturday morning, 279,966 Americans have died from coronavirus and 14.4 million cases have been confirmed since the onset of the epidemic.
In Pennsylvania, 411,484 cases have been reported in recent days with a rapid increase with new daily infections.
On Thursday, 12,884 new cases were reported in the state, breaking any previous record.
Earlier, the highest number of new daily cases was 8,355 on November 25. By the first wave of the epidemic, the highest number ever reached 2,058.
The state has hospitalized 5,230 people from COVID-19, of whom 1,065 patients are in the intensive care unit.
Coronavirus has killed 11,262 people in Pennsylvania, with 149 new victims reported on Friday.
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