This story brought me to tears and took me back to my own similar experience. Last January as a 30 year old, I thought I had come down with a terrible case of the flu. No big deal, spend a few days in bed and heal up and I'll be right as rain. Except... That's not what happened. After 2 days, I could no longer GET out of bed. I was fighting for every breath. My father called an ambulance and when the paramedics arrived my oxygen saturation level was 46. I don't remember anything past the ambulance ride. I was diagnosed with double pneumonia, ARDS, and my heart was functioning at 30%. I was sedated into a medically induced coma and placed on a ventilator for 9 days. I had no idea what had happened when I woke up. My muscles had atrophied. I had to go through weeks of physical therapy, speech therapy, and had to remain on oxygen for a bit. As a 30 year old woman I had to learn to use my arms again, walk again, and talk again. It was one of the hardest things I've endured in my LIFE. I shed countless numbers of literal blood, sweat, and tears. And sadly, It can and does happen just that fast. We are not guaranteed our next breath, life is strangely so fragile. The human body and spirit are absolutely fascinating. Ironically, it can endure outrageous extremes or simply fail over "minor" issues. I didn't share this story for sympathy or to scare anyone. I hope this promotes some kind of awareness to others. If something isn't right with your body, please go get it checked out immediately! Doesn't matter if you're young, old, reletively healthy, etc. OP, you should be proud of yourself for the care you provided that young man. You tried everything in YOUR power to save his life. I commend you for that and from the very bottom of my heart, thank you for the work people like you do on a daily basis! I'm living proof that sometimes, miracles do happen and your work is not overlooked. I'm eternally grateful for everyday I get to open my eyes and I could never thank my medical team enough for that. Thank you ❤ you make a difference!