Not now, not like this...

Due to frequent aspiration my mom's physician felt it best to intubate to protect her airway. The tube was placed around 8:00 this evening and my mom is said to be doing well. She continues to breath on her own and the tube was placed simply as a protective measure. My mom will remain conscious during this time to ensure that she continues to breath on her own. The T cells that were harvested to fight the virus will not be ready for injection until April 12th, if my mom's respiratory system shuts down before that time her physician will not proceed with the therapy and my mom will be removed from life support.

Our family is praying for 11 days...