Father of 4 in ICU After Catching the Flu: 'The Thought of Losing Him Is Unbearable,' Wife Says

A father of four from Southern California is in a fight for his life after he contracted influenza during an intense flu season that has put stress on many of the nation's hospitals as their emergency rooms continue to fill up with patients experiencing symptoms. Shawn Burrough, 48, is now heavily sedated and breathing with the help of a ventilator at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, after first showing signs of influenza over the Christmas holiday. "His symptoms were a cough, bo...