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11-year-old flu victim remembered as kind, considerate and generous
Posted: 12:37 PM, Jan 12, 2020
Updated: 8:48 AM, Jan 13, 2020
By: Hannah Buehler
The 11-year-old from Hamburg was kind, considerate, and healthy, according to his family. They want him to be remembered for how he lived rather than how he died.
HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — An 11-year-old Hamburg boy is being remembered by all who loved him as a kind, smart and healthy child.
Luca Calanni passed away Saturday at Oishei Children’s Hospital after complications from the flu, his family says.
The Erie County Department of Health reported the death Saturday but would not elaborate further.
Calanni came down with the flu early last week, according to his mother Ashley Calanni. He was brought to his doctor three days in a row for some relief. Wednesday, he went to the hospital for fluids, and according to Ashley, was doing better after being diagnosed with septic shock.
It was later, the flu attacked his heart and the young boy went into cardiac arrest.
“I want him to be remembered for the wonderful boy he was, and not just another flu-related death,” said Calanni. “He was vaccinated, and we did everything possible to prevent and to help him.” ...
11-year-old flu victim remembered as kind, considerate and generous
Posted: 12:37 PM, Jan 12, 2020
Updated: 8:48 AM, Jan 13, 2020
By: Hannah Buehler
The 11-year-old from Hamburg was kind, considerate, and healthy, according to his family. They want him to be remembered for how he lived rather than how he died.
HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — An 11-year-old Hamburg boy is being remembered by all who loved him as a kind, smart and healthy child.
Luca Calanni passed away Saturday at Oishei Children’s Hospital after complications from the flu, his family says.
The Erie County Department of Health reported the death Saturday but would not elaborate further.
Calanni came down with the flu early last week, according to his mother Ashley Calanni. He was brought to his doctor three days in a row for some relief. Wednesday, he went to the hospital for fluids, and according to Ashley, was doing better after being diagnosed with septic shock.
It was later, the flu attacked his heart and the young boy went into cardiac arrest.
“I want him to be remembered for the wonderful boy he was, and not just another flu-related death,” said Calanni. “He was vaccinated, and we did everything possible to prevent and to help him.” ...