The Brief
- Frisco parents, Courtney and Scott Ash, are recounting their son’s near-death experience with the flu.
- After a brief stint in the hospital for the flu, 9-month-old Avery Ash was discharged. But Courtney trusted her instincts and took her son back.
- Avery was admitted into the ER and was intubated. He stopped breathing and was revived 15 minutes later. After several days in the hospital, he was treated and released.
- The Ashes hope others can learn to trust their instincts when it comes to a loved one’s health.
FRISCO, Texas – Flu cases are still on the rise, and the rate of hospitalizations is higher even than the 2016 and 2011 flu seasons, according to the CDC.
A Frisco 9-month-old baby recently survived a near-death experience with the flu.
His experience with the flu led him to have a cardiac arrest and stop breathing. Thankfully, he was at the hospital, where he was revived after 15 long minutes.
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