Link: Downey Family’s Tragedy Saves A Life – Press-Telegram.
When 17-year-old Downey High wrestler Noah Armendariz died of staph infection last month, his family said they wanted to tell his story to help others.
The story did just that.
Dr. Tempe Chen, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Miller Children’s Hospital, said a woman reading about Armendariz’s death in the Press-Telegram noticed her 8-year-old nephew had similar symptoms.
She brought the boy to the hospital, where he tested positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA – a staph superbug that is resistant to some antibiotics.
It was the same disease died from.
The boy was treated and is doing fine, the doctor said.
"It’s good to hear that," said mother, Cynthia Magaña. "That makes me feel good. Even if we can save just one."
On Saturday, Magaña and the Downey High wrestling team held a car wash at the school to raise money for Armendariz Armendariz’s Armendariz’s funeral expenses. He was buried Friday at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
