Mother of 5 in coma after entire family, including newborn, contracts COVID-19 We re not giving up : Mother of 5 fighting for her life due to COVID-19 By KTRK Staff | March 9, 2021 at 3:07 AM EST - Updated March 10 at 2:52 AM
CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) - As Texas prepares to lift its mask mandate, the husband of a mother of five, who is fighting for her life from COVID-19, is encouraging everyone not to let their guards down and to continue wearing masks.
Victoria Gallardo, a 33-year-old mother of five, including a 1-month-old baby, is in a medically induced coma, fighting for her life due to COVID-19.
My wife wears gloves in her own house. We were wearing masks everywhere, he said.
The family of seven all got sick, including their newborn daughter when she was just 11 days old. She developed a really high fever, didn t want to eat, was sleeping a lot, Armando said. We became so worried. We didn t think she was going to make it at all.
But as he and the kids got better, Victoria got worse. She has no health issues. No underlying conditions, Armando said. She went into the ICU and has been in critical condition.
Armando posted an emotional video on Facebook, asking anyone in the medical field to reach out to him if they can help.