Erika Calderon, 48, tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 29 and was hospitalized on Jan. 4, 2021. Calderon, a single mother to son Emilian Sosa, needs extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO therapy, which relieves the stress of the lungs and heart. Emilian quickly acted after learning his mother could be taken off life support, so he wrote a letter to Gov. With the help of Nim Kidd, the Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management & Dr. Zerwas, the equipment his mother needs was located. @TDEM https://t.co/dzgRby52ms — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 27, 2021Doctors are waiting for Calderon’s status to stabilize before transferring her to a Houston hospital.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – A New Braunfels family is warning others about the dangers of COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus. Daniel Villarreal tested positive for the virus in August, and soon after, his wife and two children also tested positive. His wife, Priscilla, never thought her family would be in such a difficult place. The couple’s two daughters had tested positive, but two of their other children did not. Daniel’s symptoms worsened less than a week after he tested positive.

Original:An ECMO patient at San Antonio’s Methodist Hospital was still able to say “I do” to his fiancée despite his ongoing critical battle with COVID-19′s lasting effects. He was admitted to the telemetry COVID-19 unit at Methodist Hospital on July 15. Carlos left his room while on ECMO and was escorted down the aisle with his respiratory therapist, nurse, ECMO specialist and perfusionist, hospital officials said. It shows COVID-19 really can’t stop love.”Carlos has since spent a month in the hospital so far and is still in the ICU. (Methodist Hospital)RELATED: San Antonio VA hospital accepting COVID-19 patients from border communities