Massachusetts Mother Warns About Respiratory Risk As Her Son Is Hospitalized With 3 Illnesses At Once

CBS Boston

January 3, 2025

BOSTON - A Massachusetts mother is warning other parents about the respiratory risks this season as her young has been hospitalized with three illnesses at once.

As Mindy Crumbaker, of North Andover, sat to talk with WBZ-TV via video chat from her son's hospital room, she had to take a break to calm him down, as he was coughing so much that his oxygen level dropped. Crumbaker's 6-year-old son, Jackson, is hospitalized at Boston Children's Hospital with RSV, strep throat, and pneumonia. He's immunocompromised due to gastrointestinal issues. He's also on the autism spectrum, and nonverbal.

It's hard "if they can't tell you what's wrong, where it hurts, how it hurts, what kind of hurt," Crumbaker explained.

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