Look was kept stable after the procedure by transplant caregivers while she was being watched while intubated in the ICU. Before being given the all-ahead to go back home, she was transferred to an acute care floor and then a rehab center.
Look, Chen will meet with the clinical staff on Thursday at the hospital to deliver a “strong message” of warning regarding mushrooms.
The mushroom poisoning, according to UMass health experts, is a part of a more alarming trend where people search the Internet for mushrooms and describe them as being used for psychedelic experiences as well as for eating.
A Massachusetts lady and her kid are healing after having swallowed extremely toxic “death cap” mushrooms while foraging for dinner. They both experienced a near-death experience.
According to a news release from UMass Memorial Medical Center, Kam Look, 63, of Amherst, and her son Kai Chen, 27, were outside collecting mushrooms for cooking that resembled those they might find in Malaysia.
Both of them apparently managed to drive themselves to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after becoming ill during supper.
The two were taken to Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center when hospital staff discovered they would need a significant amount of assistance.
The mother and the son, according to Boston 25 News, had “serious, life-threatening” liver damage as a result of the incident. According to the hospital, between 30% and 50% of people who suffer the same kind of liver injury as the two of them die.
According to reports, a toxicology expert quickly had an investigational new medicine brought in from Philadelphia after identifying the mushroom poisoning. Then, UMass staff members spoke with toxicology specialists from across the nation who provided guidance on how to save the two.
Chen recovered enough to be discharged from the hospital a few days later, but Look required a “more extreme intervention” and was put on the liver transplant waiting list.
Look was matched to a liver in a matter of days, and a risky procedure was carried out.
Look was kept stable after the procedure by transplant caregivers while she was being watched while intubated in the ICU. Before being given the all-ahead to go back home, she was transferred to an acute care floor and then a rehab center.
Look, Chen will meet with the clinical staff on Thursday at the hospital to deliver a “strong message” of warning regarding mushrooms.
The mushroom poisoning, according to UMass health experts, is a part of a more alarming trend where people search the Internet for mushrooms and describe them as being used for psychedelic experiences as well as for eating.
