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Alison Yocom sobbed uncontrollably as she stumbled and collapsed on the living room floor of her south Minneapolis home.
For 10 days, Yocom had pleaded with hospital staff to admit her 17-year-old son to a psychiatric unit where he could receive treatment for his suicidal depression and anxiety. But for 10 days, she watched in frustration as he languished on a metal gurney in a windowless room of a hospital emergency room, where his condition worsened to the point that he threatened to kill himself.
Exasperated, Yocom wondered if he would ever receive the psychiatric care he needed. I kept asking myself, Am I bad mom for taking him to the emergency room? Yocom said. He was getting sicker and sicker with each passing day.
Wait is over: Man has double lung transplant after COVID-19
STEPHEN PEREZ, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Apr 30, 2021
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP)
A Sioux Falls man has received a double lung transplant after complications in October with COVID-19.
Nathan Foote, 42, went through a severe case of pneumonia after contracting COVID-19 that caused his lungs to become 80% scarred and shrink in size. Following that diagnosis, he was faced with two choices: get a double lung transplant or go into hospice until he dies.
On Jan. 17 he was transported to the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis to undergo testing to get placed on the list.
Sioux Falls man gets double lung transplant after COVID
April 24, 2021 GMT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) A Sioux Falls man has undergone a double lung transplant after suffering complications from COVID-19.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported Friday that 42-year-old Nathan Foote suffered severe pneumonia after contracting the disease in October. He suffered severe scarring in his lungs. Doctors said he get a double transplant or die in hospice care.
He was placed on the transplant list in February at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. He was offered two potential matches but both fell through because of changes in the donors’ health.