Within a few days, Heather Griffin went from dropping her dad off at a hospital to dropping off her mother there too -- then, one after another, within 24 hours, both her parents were transferred into the ICU and put on ventilators. 'If I would have lost either one of them ... it would have been
With a vaccine still months or years away, and no magic drug or miracle cure for the coronavirus, the cruel realities of this virus can hit families incredibly quickly.
Connie and Marvin Griffin have been married for 33 years. They rarely leave each other’s side, and after raising two kids, nothing brings them more joy these days than being grandparents to Heather’s four-year-old daughter.With both of them intubated and in the ICU, a possible lifeline emerged when the family needed it most: experimental convalescent plasma therapy.
While Colon’s team was racing to implement the program, the urgent calls for donors began circulating on social media. Each convalescent plasma donation can be injected as many as four patients, so Hayko's two hours at the clinic had the potential to save up to four people's lives. Premier Health told ABC News they can inject the plasma donations as soon as the next day.
Access to this experimental treatment is not as easy to get throughout the country as it is in Dayton.
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