SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) — A 7-year-old Inland Empire boy died of a condition related to the flu and his mother wanted to share his story as a warning to other parents about the deadly illness.
Juanita Vidana said it started on New Year’s Eve. She provided a school picture of her son, Cisco Galvez. He was having breathing problems, so they went to the emergency room in San Bernardino and they weren’t alone.
“It was full of people coughing and sneezing – everybody was there for the flu basically,” Vidana said. “It happened so fast, in days, in a matter of days. I never expected it. He was very healthy.”
Vidana said doctors thought it was related to Cisco’s asthma. He was then treated and released. But on Wednesday, his condition worsened. Cisco had a fever, extreme fatigue and a terrible stomach ache.
That’s when they went back to the E.R.
“He said, ‘Mom, I just want to go home and sleep on the couch. I want to lay and stretch my legs. I love you.’ I told him I loved him and that I would bring him home as soon as they gave him the medicine and he was better,” Vidana said.