'She was going to die anyway, there was nothing left to lose' Adam Fresco says his wife's life was saved by the risky decision to turn her onto her stomach during coronavirus treatment
Mother-of-two Stacey Fresco was given just hours to live by doctors battling her coronavirus - but one incredibly risky decision changed everything.
Stacey's husband Adam was told to prepare for the worst on Mother's Day by doctors at Whipps Cross Hospital in east London after her condition worsened in ICU. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Fresco told how his daughters, aged 21 and 23, read out their Mother's Day cards to Stacey before saying goodbye to her.
He said:"I remember saying to the doctor, 'Is there anything weird or wacky you can do [to save her] that has worked anywhere else?', which is an impossible question for him to answer."When we were back in the waiting room, Dr Dave came back in and said, 'Look, there's one more thing we can try', and he described proning. But the caveat was that it was really risky… and would more than likely lead to a fatal heart attack.
Proning involves moving a patient onto their stomach for 12 hours to help move fluid accumulated in a patient's lungs, increase oxygen flow and promote the use of a different part of the lungs.
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