Hospital guard dies from FLU of just 43

A 43-year-old hospital protector died after catching the flu.

James Day, from Traralgon in Victoria, fought a week before influenza A before he & # 39; catastrophic complications & # 39; received.

The father of a young son was placed on life support but showed no signs of improvement.

A week later, his dedicated wife Jennifer, a New Zealand nurse, made the difficult and courageous decision to say goodbye.

Before her husband's death, Ms. Day made a heartbreaking post on Facebook and thanked friends for their support.

On June 16, she wrote: & # 39; James has been fighting Influenza for the last eight days.

& # 39; Unfortunately it hit him and his body quite well and he was admitted to the Alfred ICU last night. He is very sick.

& # 39; Yesterday a specialized retrieval team from the Alfred Hospital was sent to place James on a machine that offers cardiac and respiratory support (ecmo).

& # 39; He has been intubated and they support his heart. He is critical and we have no timetable for him.

& # 39; Please send your thoughts like this, he desperately needs it now. & # 39;

His life support was switched off on Sunday 23 June.

Before her husband's death, Ms. Day made a heartbreaking post on Facebook and thanked friends for their support. The couple is pictured on their wedding day

A friend has set up GoFundMe page to raise money for Mrs. Day and the son of the Jackson couple.

The friend, nurse Jenna Hooper, writes: & James had suffered multiple catastrophic complications as a result of his flu diagnosis.

& # 39; That would have seen that he had no quality of life that would have been acceptable to him. & # 39;

A spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Human Services said: & # 39; Our sympathy lies with the family, friends and colleagues & # 39; s of the deceased. & # 39;

& # 39; Unfortunately, influenza can affect anyone in the community, even normally healthy people with no underlying health problems. & # 39;