A friend at work was taken ill very suddenly a couple of weeks ago, with pain and a high fever. She was hospitalized and treated with antibiotics for flu and pneumonia and possibly legionnaires disease. Last week her condition worsened, so she was taken to ICU, sedated and placed on a ventilator to help her breathe. She's "stable", but her condition hasn't changed in the last week. She's in her 30's and prior to this, she's been reasonably healthy.
When we first heard what had happened everybody panicked, but still thought she might be back with us in a couple of weeks. When she went to intensive care, it felt like people were preparing for the worst. Now that she's been there for a week with no change, we're realizing that if things get better, it could still be a long time before she's back with us.
I've never really known anyone who has gone through this, and what tears me up is not knowing what to expect. I don't know whether to prepare to support her through a long recovery or to brace myself for the worst.
I know nobody here can offer medical advice, but has anybody been or had a loved one in a similar circumstance who got better?
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newsecretidentity · 17/03/2014 15:01
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