I am sorry to inform you that Fred has fallen seriously ill due to viral infection of the spinal cord shortly after returning from his Asian trip. He has suffered multiple organ failure and has lost his vision and the legs paralysed. He is still in the NeuroScience Intensive Care Unit of the Vancouver General Hospital. He has undergone numerous tests, scans and treatment. More treatment is scheduled Monday the ninth. Hopefully, he will respond well and recover fully though may be slowly. The Fok family is undergoing intensive stress and hardship. We can offer our support during this difficult time. In doing so, we also have to understand them and their need for privacy.
Fred was seated in a wheelchair for a period of time today. He is encouraged to be as active as he can manage. There is no improvement with his vision or his paralysed legs. He received the first of his 5 scheduled treatment yesterday. For now, he is very tired and has pain at various parts of the body.
Fred was seated in a wheelchair for a period of time today. He is encouraged to be as active as he can manage. There is no improvement with his vision or his pa ...
這是梁綺娟貼在AANA上的新訊息：
As of May 16, Fred's condition with his eyes and legs remain unchanged. He is still in Vancouver General Hospital. The doctors have not been able to find any sign of virus in his body at this time. This has included using culture from sputum from his cough and biopsy from his lungs. Regardless, the hospital has treated this as a very important case and has assigned 2 teams to diagnose and investigate. One team is from chest/lung department and the other from neuro-science since his nervous system has been affected, resulting in vision and leg mobility issues. In addition, organs in his lower body continued to be affected.
Fred has further experienced bleeding from his lower body. As such, he is feeling relatively weak
A third team for Internal Medicine has been added for now to look after the bleeding issue.
這是梁綺娟貼在AANA上的新訊息：
As of May 16, Fred's condition with his eyes and legs remain unchanged. He is still in Vancouver General Hospital. The doctors have not been able to find any sign o ...
Here below is extracted from the information by Cecilia Leung on AANA on May 20 :-
There has been no change for Fred as this time, no noticeable improvement for his eyes and legs, but no additional symptoms either. For Fred, there have been up and down moments during this trying period.
He has completed the 5 treatment sessions for plasma exchange. The family is following up with the doctors to find out what other treatment is being planned.
As per Edith, blood was taken out of and returned to Fred after the excess white blood cells ware removed. This is because the doctors believe Fred's immune system was generating antibodies to fight his own organs.
Edith would like to thank everyone of you again for your concerns and blessings. I have passed on regards to her, that have come my way.
發表於 2011-3-19 15:11:45
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