BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – A Hueytown Intermediate School 5th grader remains in critical condition after his family says complications from a severe case of the flu took a devastating turn overnight.
11-year-old Jace Watkins is hospitalized as doctors work to determine the next steps in his care. His grandparents say his condition worsened late Tuesday night when he began experiencing seizures and briefly flatlined.
According to the family, Jace is suffering from swelling in his brain that has not subsided, preventing adequate oxygen from reaching his brain. His grandfather, Scott Parsons, described the situation as overwhelming and difficult to process, likening it to a force moving forward without pause…