Four Oolagah-Talala students remain hospitalized with meningococcal disease

 
BY KIM ARCHER - Tulsa World
Published: March 13, 2010

OOLOGAH — A 6-year-old Talala boy remained in critical condition Friday after contracting meningococcal disease, his grandfather said.

Doctors have given Jeremiah Mitchell a 25 percent chance of surviving his illness, Rockie Mitchell said.

"He’s just unrecognizable,” he said early Friday. "If he does make it, they’ll probably have to take his arms and legs.”

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