A DISTRAUGHT mum stayed awake for three days next to her baby’s hospital cot as he fought coronavirus.
Katie Price, 25, told the Sun Online she was too afraid to go to sleep after her 18-month-old son Hudson Penn was struck down with the deadly bug.
His temperature shot up to 39 degrees as medics battled to save his life.
On finding out that Hudson had coronavirus, Katie said: “My heart sank and I feared for his life.
“I had sat next to his cot for three nights too afraid to sleep and not knowing what to expect. I was exhausted.”
NHS contractor Katie from Monmouthshire, Wales, said her son collapsed at her and partner Jordan Penn’s Abertillery home with a dangerously high fever last Saturday.
She said: “Hudson became very unwell. We assumed he was teething and still getting over his bronchiolitis. We followed a normal bedtime routine and put him to bed.
I had sat next to his cot for three nights too afraid to sleep and not knowing what to expect. I was exhausted.
Katie Price
“At around 10pm that night he woke up with a temperature of 39°, we gave him calpol but he wouldn’t settle and the Calpol wasn’t controlling his temperature.
“He started shivering uncontrollably so our first instinct was to take him to hospital.
At the time, Katie took to social media to share her son’s battle, urging Brits to stay indoors.
A photo shared on Facebook showed the heartbreaking moment Katie clutched her son’s hand from his hospital bed as he fought for his life.
She wrote: “People need to start staying in and realising that this is really happening.”
She and Jordan took Hudson to Nevill Hall A&E in Abergavenny where they were told to wait in the car so his observations could be done there.
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Katie said: “Due to the current COVID19 outbreak only one of us was able to stay with him. We said our goodbyes to his dad, Jordan, who is asthmatic and were taken to the children’s ward and placed in isolation in a room. Calpol still wasn’t working so blood test were done, he was also tested for COVID 19.
“I felt really alone – especially knowing I had to wait 72 hours for the results. Our baby had to have two antibiotic injections in his legs, he would need these for four days. His legs were so sore.
“His temperature started to become more controllable which was a good sign. But we then received the results of the test for COVID 19. It was positive.”
Hudson was discharged from hospital on Monday and, still afraid for their son’s life, Katie and Jordan took it in turns to sleep by his side at home.
Katie said: “The doctor called us on Wednesday to tell us that Hudson was also fighting a pneumococcal infection and that he was very lucky to be here. He is still on antibiotics.
“Going through this experience has made us so determined to make people realise how important social distancing is at this time! Hudson is through the worst now and will make a full recovery but others may not. Everyone needs to do their bit.”
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