Actor Nakuul Mehta’s Wife Jankee Parekh Recalls How 11-Month Old Son Caught COVID-19, Had To Be In ICU
The most difficult and draining situation a parent can face is seeing their child battling a serious illness. And television actor Nakuul Mehta and singer Jankee Parekh are undergoing the same experience. Just a few months ago, the couple had shared the first picture of their newborn son Sufi and people absolutely love it. But recently, Nakuul Mehta and Jankee Parekh shared shocking news that their 11-months-old son tested positive for COVID-19 and is admitted to the hospital for treatment in an emotional social media post.
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Yesterday, Jankee Parekh penned an emotional note on her Instagram account and informed her fans that her 11-month-old son Sufi has contracted the virus. She said that Sufi was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital. Sharing a few pictures of baby Sufi in a superhero costume from the hospital bed, she wrote, “I somewhere always knew that a virus like Covid will get to most of us sooner or later, but what actually went down last week was something I did not foresee. While most of you may know that my husband tested positive 2 weeks ago, I also got the symptoms a couple of days later. I thought not attending my sister’s wedding was the worse that covid could do to me, not realizing that what I was about to experience in the coming week were to be the hardest days of my life, yet.”
Take a look at the post here:
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This news came two weeks after Nakuul Mehta and Jankee Parekh tested positive for the virus. Jankee, who is a singer, talked about how her child developed a high fever and had to be hospitalised. She added, “Sufi started developing fever a day after I tested positive & it refused to come down in spite of water sponges & medication. We rushed him in the middle of the night to the hospital when his fever crossed 104.2 & what followed were very hard days in the Covid ICU with my baby boy. My fighter went through it all. Right from being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, to him getting pricked 3 IVS, a bunch of blood tests, RTPCR, bottles of saline, antibiotics & injections to get his body temperature down. Sometimes, I wonder how did this tiny human get so much strength to face all of it? His fever finally broke after 3 days.”
Jankee mentioned that the new variant Omicron is mild only for adults and advised people to take extra care of their kids. She added, “Of what we have read, Omicron is supposedly milder on adults, but to all of you with babies please do not put your guard down. Not now. Our babies cannot wear masks or get vaccinated so we need to be all the more cautious as we are coming back home to them. The idea of sharing this fight has been to make sure I can extend this awareness, even if it’s to just 1 more parent.”
Jankee Parekh further wrote, “Also, Sufi turns 11 months, today. Thank you my superhero for inspiring us by your resilience & that goofy smile which makes every storm seem so trivial in comparison.” The Bade Achhe Lagte Hai 2 actor also shared a picture with baby Sufi and wrote, “We are 11 months young today. 11 months of giggles, laughters, tears, soiled diapers, sleepless nights & infinite joy!”
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Bade Achhe Lagte Hain actor Nakuul Mehta and singer Jankee Parekh got married on January 28, 2012. In February 2021, they welcomed Sufi. We hope the little one feels better soon! As for the rest of us, this is indication enough that we need to mask up and follow health and safety protocols.
