According to a report, there is a teenager in North Carolina who is struggling to walk after struggling with a coronavirus disease.
Cooper Hudson (15) of Stanly County was healthy and active until about two weeks ago when he started experiencing strange symptoms, reports the news station WSOC.
“When he got up, he was so dizzy that he could barely walk and it was awful,” his mother, Melanie Hudson, told the outlet.
As his health deteriorated, he was admitted to Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, where he tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies.
Doctors diagnosed him with a virus-related condition known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children of MIS-C.
The condition attacks children’s organs about two weeks after they contract the virus.
“I mean, we knew it was serious, but we did not know how serious it was in the first few days,” Cooper’s father, Matt Hudson, said.
In Cooper’s case, the syndrome affected his liver and his heart.
“His blood pressure dropped quickly, and that was the sign that told them he had to go to the ICU,” his father said.
Using steroids improved his health and he was discharged from the hospital.
But the teenager said he was still on his way to recovery.
“I’m still tired, but it’s going to take time,” Cooper said.