Parents Thought Their Teen Had The Flu But It Turned Out To Be Rare Infection - Inspirational Videos

A mother and a father recall the frightening medical situation that resulted in their healthy, active teenage boy having his limbs amputated to save his life.

Mothers and fathers want their children to have the opportunity to be kids to enjoy their childhood and adolescence. Parents want nothing more than for their children to be happy and healthy. If anything disrupts these two desires, parents can be devastated and left searching for answers. 

Mathias Uribe was a happy, healthy and active 14-year-old boy who dreamt of becoming an engineer one day. Unfortunately, the young man’s health took a dramatic turn for the worse, seemingly out of the blue. 

What was first thought to be the flu resulted in Mathias coming down with pneumonia, a rash and a redness all over his body. He was transported to the emergency room, where medical professionals found the young man suffering from a bacterial infection. 

Once at the hospital, things went from bad to worse. His oxygen levels were a bit low, and he went into cardiac arrest.

Doctors, according to his father, Edgar Uribe, tried to raise and stabilize his vital signs. The 14-year-old was placed on life support. Doctors then told Mathias’ parents the worst possible news a parent could ever hear. The doctors working on their son said, “It was possible that Mathias might not make it that night.”

The only way to keep the young man alive, suffering from toxic shock syndrome, was to amputate his legs and hands. It was shocking to hear, to say the least.

However, Mathias’ parents are grateful to still have their son with them. 

“He is a miracle,” Edgar said. “And we expressed that to him. I said, ‘We have to be grateful. You are alive. Mathias Uribe, you’re all here. Your heart, your mind, you are all here.’”

Isaiah 41:10 “Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.”