"Going to try and give some details, as I had held off on posting till my mom felt comfortable with things, over the holiday weekend my dad became ill while we were camping, and was taken to the Altoona ER, and then eventually to the ICU. In the ER he was found to have pneumonia and was having trouble with his breathing and blood pressure. From Sunday afternoon to last evening he continued to decline, due to developing septic shock and going into Respiratory Distress. He is currently in a medical induced coma, with full ventilator support, and in a special bed (brought in from Pittsburgh) to help his lungs. He is on multiple medications, fluids and is running high fevers. His blood cultures have come back positive for a staph infection and we are still waiting for cultures to come back from lungs to see what type of pneumonia. At this time their primary concern is trying to save his lungs, and they will address he infection more after they can get his lungs moving in the right direction. My family is thankful for you thoughts and prayers at this time, since it hard being a couple hours away from home and the rest of family. Please continue to pray for us."
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