When Colleen began having serious breathing problems at home, she became so weak that her family called an ambulance. At the hospital, she was admitted with respiratory failure related to a COPD flare-up and RSV. Because she could not breathe well enough on her own, Colleen was placed on a ventilator to help her breathe.
When Colleen began having serious breathing problems at home, she became so weak that her family called an ambulance. At the hospital, she was admitted with respiratory failure related to a COPD flare-up and RSV. Because she could not breathe well enough on her own, Colleen was placed on a ventilator to help her breathe.
During evaluation, doctors discovered a mass on David’s liver. And shortly afterward, he was admitted to the hospital with severe sepsis caused by E. coli. His condition became critical, and he developed respiratory failure along with other complications.
Before her injury, Pamela Carlsrud was enjoying her recent retirement. But an unexpected accident changed everything. Pam suffered a ground-level fall that caused a brain bleed, leading to emergency surgery and a craniectomy to relieve pressure on her brain. Her condition became critical when she went into respiratory failure and required a ventilator to breathe.
After a fall at home, Steven was found weak and confused. Tests revealed that he had influenza, and his condition quickly worsened. He required a ventilator to breathe and developed septic shock, acute kidney failure, and multi-organ failure.
Curtiss Tollefson lived independently, enjoying time with his grandchild, friends, and fishing. However, when his health took a turn, everything changed.
Before his illness, Kim Booth led an active life: fishing at the lake, spending time with his grandkids, and making annual trips to Maui. As the owner of a trucking and food warehouse company, he was accustomed to keeping busy. However, when a sudden health crisis struck, everything changed for Kim.
After an extended hospitalization in St. Cloud, Mary was referred to Vibra Hospital of Fargo. Her prognosis remained uncertain, and multiple physicians warned Mary and her sons that weaning off the ventilator would be extremely slow—if possible at all.
Gabriel Soto’s journey began with a planned surgical procedure, but unexpected complications turned his recovery into a battle for his life that spanned over three months of hospitalization.
Gregg lived independently, enjoying an active lifestyle that included hunting, fishing, and working around his house. Life was fulfilling, and he relished his freedom. However, everything changed when Gregg was admitted to the hospital with respiratory failure secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). His condition was so severe that he needed to be placed on a ventilator to breathe.
