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https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/05/06/experimental-covid-19-lung-treatment-being-tested-at-ontario-hospitals/Experimental COVID-19 lung treatment being tested at Ontario hospitals

BY FAIZA AMIN AND JESSICA BRUNO

POSTED MAY 6, 2021 7:17 PM EDT

LAST UPDATED MAY 6, 2021 AT 8:02 PM EDT

A Toronto man credits an experimental stem cell therapy being tested at Ontario hospitals for helping him survive COVID-19. “Because of this stem cell treatment, I’m sitting with my wife and giving you this interview,” says Khurram Kabir.

This winter, Kabir was hooked up to a ventilator at Toronto General Hospital for 24 days. The 40 year old was hospitalized in January. He developed pneumonia, and his condition worsened.

Healthcare workers told his family to expect the worst. His wife, Sumaiya Rais, recalls what they told her: “We have to be honest with you, there’s a fair chance he might not make it because his lungs are very weak, they might not be able to take another blow, but we are trying.”

After 48 hours on ventilation, doctors told Sumaiya that her husband was a good candidate for an experimental treatment for inflamed lungs. She was unsure of what to do, but says a doctor heading the study told her that at worst, nothing would happen, but that the therapy wouldn’t hurt Kabir.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/05/06/experimental-covid-19-lung-treatment-being-tested-at-ontario-hospitals/