'He fought a crazy battle': 7-year-old recovers after life-threatening battle with MIS-C
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is a rare, life-threatening condition some kids develop after getting COVID-19.
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Updated: 8:19 AM CST Jan 29, 2021
Emily Tencer
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is a rare, life-threatening condition some kids develop after getting COVID-19.
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Updated: 8:19 AM CST Jan 29, 2021
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TONIGHT, NEBRASKA DHHS REPORTS 813 NEW CASES, THE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 19. ROB: AFTER THANKSGIVING, THE WEIL FAMILY CAME DOWN WITH COVID-19. IT TOOK MORE THAN A MONTH FOR ALL OF THEM TO RECOVER. JULIE: BUT EVEN AFTER THE NEGATIVE TESTS CAME IN, THE FAMILY FOUND THEIR BATTLE STILL WASN’T OVER. THEIR 7-YEAR-OLD SON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MISC, A RARE, LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION SOME KIDS DEVELOP AFTER GETTING THE VIRUS. ROB: KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S EMILY TENCER SHARES THEIR HARROWING JOURNEY. EMILY: SEVEN-YEAR-OLD AYDIEN WEIL PLAYS OPERATION WITH HIS LITTLE BROTHER. HE REMEMBERS WHAT IT WAS LIKE JUST DAYS AGO WHEN HE WAS THE PATIENT AT OMAHA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. >> NOT FEELING GOOD. EMILY: AYDIEN AND HIS FAMILY ALL GOT THE CORONAVIRUS AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. THEY RECOVERED WEEKS LATER, AND THOUGHT ALL WAS FINE, UNTIL AYDIEN DEVELOPED A FEVER IN JANUAR >> HE LAID HIS HEAD ON ME AND I LITERALLY FELT HIS SKIN BURN MY AR LIKE, UNDERNEATH MY SHIR LIKE, HE WAS THAT HOT. SO, I CHECKED HIM AND HE W 105.3. EMILY: DESTINEE WEIL SAYS AYDIEN SPENT EIGHT DAYS ON LIFE SUPPORT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME. A CONDITION SEEN IN CHILDREN WHO ONCE HAD COVID-19. >> I LOST IT A LOT. I CRIED A LOT. EMILY: WEIL SAYS AYDIEN’S HEART WAS OPERATING AT 34%. HE HAD A RASH ALL OVER HIS BODY. NEEDED BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. AND WAS ON A VENTILATO >> AYDIEN WAS ONE OF THE VERY FEW THAT’S EVER BEEN ON A VENTILATOR FOR IT, AT LEAST HERE IN NEBRASKA FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. EMILY: AYDIEN WAS DISCHARGED SATURDAY. BUT STILL DOESN’T FEEL A 100%. >> NOW, IT’S LIKE TWO OPPOSITE KIDS. EMILY: THE CONDITION CAUSED TWO BRAIN ABNORMALIES. AND TWO HEART MURMURS THAT COULD REQUIRE OPEN HEART SURGERY >> HE FOUGHT A CRAZY BATTLE. AND EVERY DOCTOR AND EVERY NURSE CAME IN THERE AND WAS LIKE ' ’AYDIEN YOU’RE A WARRIOR.’ EMILY: NOW, IT COULD TAKE SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR FOR AYDIEN TO BOUNCE BACK. HE’LL NEED OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY TO HELP HIM LEARN REGULAR MOVEMENTS AGAI >> I CAN’T GET UP ALL BY MYSELF. EMILY: THE WIELS WANT TO WARN OTHER FAMILIES ABOUT THE AFFECTS OF COVID-1 EVEN IF YOUR CHILD RECOVERS. >> THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN TO VERY MANY KIDS, BUT IT COULD BE YOUR KID. EMILY: IN OM