She was dying of COVID-19. Her last hope would save her or kill her
3 years, 9 months ago

She was dying of COVID-19. Her last hope would save her or kill her

LA Times  

Blanca Lopez was drowning. Once stabilized on the ECMO machine, Blanca Lopez was transported from Glendale Adventist hospital to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. “We knew if we didn’t get her back on ECMO, she wouldn’t live through the night,” Valentine said, “or until her family could get here.” She phoned Criztiaan. “I know you’re going to hold on to me.” She wondered what had become of her white rosary, the one she held when she went into the intensive care unit at Glendale Adventist hospital. “You’re going to get through this.” But looking at the ECMO machine and seeing tubes filled with his mother’s blood, he wondered.

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