(Loving, Covington) —When his desperately ill daughter was brought to the hospital, Jennifer Daily shared all the parts of life 12-year-olds were waiting for and what she had experienced so far. I was thinking about whether or not there was. Will she fall in love? Does she get the opportunity to get married and have her own child?
I drove through the causeway separating the New Orleans hospital where my family’s house and daughter were taken north of Lake Pontchartrain, and I was later judged to have a coronavirus infection, and imagined a life without Juliet. I was made to.
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“She’s the sweetest girl. She’s the sweetest girl in the world. And she deserves this. And I was praying to God … please, please, help me.”
It’s hard to imagine that last month Juliet was fighting for her life when Juliet and her five-year-old brother were using pool noodles to match each other. At some point she had a heart attack and the doctor had to do CPR for 2 minutes before she returned.
“I’m dead and back,” Juliet said.
Juliet Daily (12 years old) plays with his brother Dominique (5 years old) at a family home in Covington, Radisson on April 30, 2020.
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Her coronavirus journey didn’t start with many of the symptoms that affected adults, such as breathing problems. She had stomach ache and vomiting, and her mother, a radiologist, thought she had appendicitis or some kind of stomach problem. However, Juliet’s lips also turned blue and her limbs were cold.
Juliet immediately went to the emergency room of the local hospital. There she had a heart attack, had CPR, and was eventually airlifted to the Ochsner Medical Center. Dr. Jake Klein Mahon was one of the doctors who was there to see her and take care of her for the next 10 days.
“Juliet came in as one of the most sick children we cared for at COVID-19,” Kleinmahon said. He said the upper chamber of her heart was not properly aligned with the lower chamber, and she had “multi-organ failure.”
Kleinmahon said that children with coronavirus infections often Symptoms different from adults, Abdominal problems that Juliet had, or rashes in other cases. He said that many children have other viruses in addition to the coronavirus, which was the case with Juliet.
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Juliet ventilator For four days, she was sedated, after which she was finally able to breathe on her own. She was discharged on April 15. The doctor said her heart function is now completely normal. There is likely to be some trauma in her mind that should diminish over time, but he expects her to have a “fully normal life.”
When she regained consciousness, her parents said she was immediately worried about losing school. Her mother said her eyes had grown as big as the saucer when she told Juliet what had happened.
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“At first, I was pretty surprised,” Juliet said. And I was worried if it would have a lasting effect on her body.
Jennifer said she and her husband didn’t even know who had the coronavirus until their daughter became ill. If she misses the hospital, they don’t know if she’s alive today. She’s happy that Juliet doesn’t remember her four days at the ventilator—a day Jennifer never forgets.
“She remembers only that dad says she will fall asleep.” They’re going to put a tube under your throat. You’re going to ride a helicopter. Jennifer said You’re going to wake up in a new hospital, and Mom will be there. “” Well, that’s what happened. “
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