Melbourne grandmother fights for life in Chinese hospital after catching swine flu quoting : The Age

"It's really, really hard. Advertisement"Her progress has been really, really slow." A Melbourne woman is fighting for life in a Chinese hospital after contracting the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, while visiting family overseas. SHAREShare on Facebook SHAREShare on Twitter TWEETLink Kerri Cosma only took up a career in personal trainer in the last year or so. SHAREShare on Facebook SHAREShare on Twitter TWEETLink Kerri Cosma (left) remains in a critical condition and is on life support.




(9NEWS)A Melbourne grandmother is critically ill in a Chinese hospital after contracting swine flu while on holidays over Easter. A Melbourne grandmother is fighting for life in China. It's so important," brother Stephen Donald said. (9NEWS)Mrs Cosma was visiting grandchildren when she contracted swine flu. Mrs Cosma's brother Stephen Donald advised other travellers to get vaccinated.

Melbourne woman catches swine flu in China

A MELBOURNE grandmother who contracted swine flu while visiting family in China is fighting for life in hospital. Kerri Cosma contracted the H1N1 influenza virus some time after arriving in China on April 13 and her condition rapidly declined, her husband says on an online fundraiser. The personal trainer was placed in an induced coma in a Nanjing hospital early on April 23, Sam Cosma says. Picture: FacebookDaughter Emma Madigan said she was told her mother was dying as she was hooked up to a life support machine last Saturday. We do not know when she will be stable enough to fly home to Melbourne."media_camera Kerri Cosma.


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