Ronan Burgess’ mother wants them to know influenza is potentially deadly
For two nights Calandra Burgess lay on a hospital bed with her 5-year-old son, Ronan, her hand on his small chest, feeling each beat of his fluttering heart.
She knew too well why every pulse was precious. All too soon, after several days of being kept alive by machines, Ronan’s little heart stopped. He died on the second-to-last day of 2013.
He died from the flu.
Calandra was determined, though, that some part of Ronan live on. She said it wasn’t hard making the decision to donate his organs. Remembering what a giving child he was told her all she needed to know about what Ronan would have wanted, and what she wanted.
Fighting a grief that only a parent can know, Burgess spoke on Friday of those last few, terrible days with only one hope left — that some other parent and some other child will not have to suffer what her family has suffered. Her message is simple: The flu is a potentially deadly illness, particularly in children, and should always be taken seriously.
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