Teen gets heart transplant after Covid complication

The parents of a teen who received a bosom transplant aft processing a uncommon complication of Covid accidental helium has been connected a "courageous journey".

Osian Jones, 16, had 3 bosom attacks aft processing MISC-C (Multisystem Inflammatory syndrome successful children associated with Covid).

Osian, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, archetypal became unwell successful February and received his transplant connected 30 June.

He remains successful intensive attraction astatine Middlesex's Harefield Hospital.

Osian was not alert helium had Covid erstwhile helium archetypal became unwell and was taken to A&E.

He went connected to person 3 bosom attacks and was rushed from Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales to the intensive attraction portion astatine Bristol Children's Hospital.

His household were told helium had MISC-C, a uncommon inflammatory syndrome associated with the microorganism that causes Covid-19.

With scarring connected his bosom helium was enactment connected an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) instrumentality and began dialysis treatment.

Osian appeared to beryllium recovering astatine first, but aft facing a fig of setbacks the determination was made to determination him to Harefield Hospital successful Middlesex wherever helium received the lifesaving bosom transplant.

His parents person been staying successful Middlesex to beryllium adjacent to him successful infirmary and anticipation to enactment determination until helium is discharged.

"Osian has continually amazed the doctors and nurses with his resilience, his affirmative cognition and astir of each the mode helium has faced each measurement of this travel with bravery. We are truthful incredibly arrogant of him," said his parents.

"We are present focused connected his betterment journey, and yet getting him location truthful that helium tin instrumentality to Stanwell sixth signifier wherever helium volition beryllium doing his A levels with his friends."

Osian's household and friends person begun raising wealth to enactment the household portion helium remains successful hospital.

Osian's school, Stanwell, successful Penarth, has enactment connected a non-school azygous time which raised much than £3,300.

A fundraising locomotion that took spot successful his hometown connected his 16th day besides raised implicit £2,000.

His supporters anticipation to rise much funds with a 5km (3 mile) locomotion astir Penarth planned for 15 July.

Thanking their section community, Osian's parents Alexis and Andy, said: "Knowing that you are each down america has fixed america tremendous strength".

They said they had been "completely overwhelmed by the enactment for each the section events".

"Your efforts mean we tin proceed to absorption connected providing maximum enactment for Osian with his courageous travel to getting backmost home," they said.

A GoFundMe leafage has besides been launched and aims to rise £30,000. Once the outgo of Osian's parents staying with him during his betterment person been met, immoderate further funds raised volition spell to the Bristol Children's Hospital Charity.

According to NHS Inform, children with the information mostly make mild to nary symptoms astatine the clip of their coronavirus infection, and usually commencement to make MISC-C symptoms astir 4 to six weeks later. Children with MISC-C person a somesthesia implicit 38°C (100F) that lasts for astatine slightest 3 to 4 days.

Other communal symptoms see a reddish rash (spots oregon blotches) which whitethorn beryllium determination each the clip oregon travel and go, reddish eyes (conjunctivitis) which are not sticky oregon itchy, abdominal symptom which mightiness beryllium severe, vomiting and/or diarrhoea, sore throat, cough, breathlessness, swollen glands, sore reddish mouth, swollen hands and feet, headache, dizziness, sleepiness oregon confusion.

There are nary circumstantial tests for MISC-C. Doctors diagnose by looking astatine levels of inflammation successful the assemblage done humor tests, and astatine however good parts of the assemblage are working, alongside communal symptoms.