I Thought I Had A Flesh-Eating Bacteria In My Lungs

Out of the blue, Jacob begins coughing up blood. Only problem is, no one has any idea why.
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[@thesiiiiickest]

Taking selfies and joking about dying while literally coughing up blood, in true millennial fashion

[@Isabella-bc4yp]

thesiiiiickest HAHAHA

[@davidqvarford1566]

1000nd like!

[@jakobbw6137]

Most definitely!

[@lenin4ever368]

He had a fashionable entrance...

[@kevinjati7953]

That's what i'm thinking

[@FierySnow1]

He needs to sue for medical malpractice.

[@clawmachinez26]

FierySnow1 my exact thoughts! Can’t believe the CDC would watch him and not take those precious doctors to court or at the least revoke their license to practice.

[@farah8406]

My mom should’ve but didn’t she almost died from that hospital she went to

[@redjaxs7675]

@@a.9524 It's the lack of practice that he should sue for. He had a condition that was ignored. Even if they are clueless to what it is, he should've been cared for.

[@fanqiejiang1749]

FierySnow1 I would do that because tuberculosis isn’t normal anymore

[@fanqiejiang1749]

FierySnow1 plus the tests was negative until that one time

[@jackquinn4994]

"I almost died from a cough" in 2019: "Wow! That's crazy!" "I almost died from a cough" in 2020: "Same."

[@savannahprice6094]

Hahahahha corona got me coughing

[@sherls918]

Lmao

[@biancalauren4981]

Coughing, quarantine this story’s got everything for 2020

[@kingspoon_6137]

he consistently looks like he’s gonna cry

[@kaylo7061]

True

[@popsicle6122]

Thats just how he is.

[@synaticx1351]

True.

[@wildoatling]

Please, make this man a permanent feature on Buzzfeed. He's charismatic, witty, and he has incredible comedic timing.

[@wildoatling]

grizzlehatchet1 Because I'm charismatic, witty and have incredible comedic timing? Although I do have all those attributes, that is not evidence of a genetic relation.

[@JoaquinHerraez]

@@wildoatling aaaand that's an example of a great answer.

[@ryleepoleon]

I KNOW HE HAS ME DYING

[@Sariine436]

The guy doesn't blink

[@tabithapaul623]

I love him

[@patrickmaloney3091]

If you cough up blood because your throat is scratched up it's one thing but if it's from your lungs and your doctors are sending you home y'all have terrible doctors

[@IAmNotYourProblem]

patrick maloney I once threw up blood. When I went to the doctor they looked at my mouth and touched my belly and that’s it. No tests or anything. They sent me home saying I just had a scratch in my throat. I had a stomach ulcer. No one though about it cause I was only 18 (I was really freaking stressed at that time). Took them like 4 days to figure out I wasn’t ok

[@nettyspeaks]

Welcome to NY

[@kianaalexis5004]

MsPachecoSpeaks Lol it’s everywhere. Doctors are JUST like this in Canada too, I could go in with a pencil sticking out of my eye and my doctor would treat me like an idiot tell me he sees nothing wrong and to drink more water

[@ldt5480]

Americans

[@iamakontolwkwkwkwkwk8716]

patrick maloney tubercolis

[@randomdude5247]

Him : coughing up blood School nurses: that's fine. Just have an ice pack😂😂😊😊

[@lolaplum666]

Coughing*

[@lilkenboi6864]

That’s so true bruh

[@gabiwealsette1522]

WAIT! Your nurse gives you an ice pack?! My school nurse gives me a bandaid

[@popsicle6122]

How will that help? ( coughing ) ahem.

[@Methis170]

Heals instantly

[@melpomene9679]

"I take a few pictutes because im a millennial"- quote of 2019.

[@ancis1327]

Pictures?

[@Jalus]

2020?

[@alex-sy3tm]

@@Jalus this was posted in 2019

[@cheyennecarly3972]

I don’t have a beach bod...but like that’s a little insulting 😂😂

[@Goonbey]

Lol

[@Aliyah-un3tr]

Dane that's a long name for a furry me

[@Goonbey]

I feel like almost nobody has a Beachbody

[@venominblx9333]

He was saying this when I scrolled down to see this comment

[@lampstealer613]

I don’t need a script😕

[@YoungBohemith]

He looks like a trucker that knows nothing about trucking lol

[@alvarez99la49]

Kasper lmaoo

[@zaid4411]

Nah I think he looks like a woodcutter

[@ellaicybuns5283]

Kasper I’m the 1kth like!

[@YoungBohemith]

@@ellaicybuns5283 😬

[@aaa15634]

True dat

[@harleyrenee9756]

“The CDC tells me to stay at home” Haha that’s now an extremely relatable phrase

[@leaf_does_stuff5464]

7:01 " The CDC has officially declared me gross" Wow what a title.

[@-jolie-6654]

Kjerwolf leaglly*

[@ashhale258]

Legally

[@skiesareblue3401]

Lygalli*

[@brunofangaming4566]

The fact that they kept sending him home, not retesting him, imagine how many people are exposed to it.

[@brunofangaming4566]

I feel so sorry for him like honestly. He suffered for so long before being taken seriously

[@IAmNotYourProblem]

My mother almost died from a blood clot in her lung. The doctor told her it was just “anxiety” or “period cramps” and were trying to send her home. My dad has to literally grab the doctor by the collar and physically threaten him before he called for any tests. My mother ended up losing half her lung, and has to be on multiple medications for life, all because the doctor spend over an hour trying to convince my mom she was fine

[@LittlestSamurai]

@@IAmNotYourProblem Oof, sorry to hear that. Hope your mom is coping alright.

[@monsterrr1999]

Imagine what if he or she is black, most doc may not take them serious.

[@IAmNotYourProblem]

Monsterrr19 it doesn’t matter about race, doctors won’t take you seriously no matter what.

[@LadyLenaki]

If I see someone coughing up or vomiting blood, I'm calling 911... poor guy. That's a lot of blood.

[@chriscanuto1431]

I remember I threw up blood

[@lennertvangeert4249]

That' a lot of damage

[@James-rg6js]

Hi 911... There's a guy here coughing up blood into a trash can... He also taking a bunch of selfies...

[@sarahnagachika_yt6475]

LadyLenaki that’s a lot of damage

[@elvirawestlin7894]

@@lennertvangeert4249 Only people with 200 iq knows that reference

[@jujuped472]

him: then I started coughing up blood a lot of blood me:100 gallons? him: way more then ur thinking me: 😮

[@zhipeizhou5582]

100 gallons and 1 liter

[@deasha36]

This is literally such a NYC thing I swear! These doctors literally miss every single symptom known to man.

[@parkerfern]

Deasha Ramsey I was slightly offended because my parents are doctors in nyc.

[@weahpeah]

ultimate squid um ok

[@Mishe_o7]

" Is this some kind of American joke that I am too Canadian to understand? "

[@Korisero]

Think again >_>

[@bayonnerenfest4607]

NJ is the same. Hence asking about your insurance comes first even in the er.

[@anikakulkarni5386]

As terrifying his story is... this guy is hilarious 😂😂

[@nolie65]

Y there no replies

[@nytrex_yt7417]

Nolie65 since you commented that it made me comment lol

[@sarabaker5064]

Totally

[@HeatherlinnDorkGirl]

Wow.... just coughing up tuberculosis all over New York, giving it to everyone cuz 3 doctors can’t do their due diligence.

[@campkira]

Death is everywhere... Just get used to it...

[@winw4548]

@Angel The doctor did not do a proper job partly because it not a disease they are not used to treating. TB - can and should be treated with medication if the sign & symptom indicate tuberculosis.

[@MsPensandpaper]

North American doctors are not used to TB cases

[@Jordan_Dossou]

@@campkira you're a sadist

[@Jordan_Dossou]

@@winw4548 you're not a doctor, your don't know what they had to do

[@InternetRiceBoy]

“Having tuberculosis can cost around $300,000.” Me: *laughs in canadian*

[@poggywoggy941]

cri

[@jacobhayward3852]

laughs in English

[@sophiemarie5199]

deltarune fan *laughs in medicine costs*

[@cc-ov6tf]

*cries in American*

[@therealdeal3694]

Im malaysia and medical is only 1 rm mean 1 dolar

[@ender4160]

The same thing happened to my grandmother: her stomach was hurting for 2 months now and her doctor just said to ignore it, she had *A CANCEROUS TUMOR* Last week she was operated and, thankfully, she is now fine.

[@lauritsbundsbksrensen1459]

🙏🙏

[@samdeed]

Thank god

[@mynicknameisamber]

I would love to know how do they find these people with such... Colorful stories

[@vixvaporub]

this one was just red though

[@n0body550]

Gaby Fernandez i like the pause before...colourful stories

[@nivealol]

They work there

[@hellocloverkitty]

Gaby Fernandez Most people have at least one interesting story

[@aimietadifa]

@@vixvaporub😂😂😂😂

[@amandaweekley4578]

Coughing up blood is NOT OK!! It is an emergency!

[@winw4548]

You can cough up blood and it may not be an emergency. All based on Dr history taking and differential diagnosis.

[@Jordan_Dossou]

@@winw4548 coughing up blood is always an emergency except if it's phlegm, then you're just sick

[@winw4548]

@@Jordan_Dossou Depends. If due to ulcer and no significant HB drop. It is not an emergency. Sometime it just would or ulceration. An emergency would be coffee ground stool that usually indicate UGIB. Coughing blood can be because of many reason but not all are emergency.

[@Jordan_Dossou]

@@winw4548 ok

[@kt27066]

Archiver please tell me your ok

[@danayanmiew9648]

*coughs up blood* Doctor: you’re fine

[@simonelliott5804]

Da Nayanmiew have an ice pack

[@brandonxiongd7031]

*Coughs up blood* Doctors: "Nah ur fine, go home" *Has fever* Doctor: "Ok, NOW it's time to get serious" Really? I know fevers are serious but isn't coughing up blood also something you should take just as seriously?

[@renaejackson7739]

Brandon Xiong :D or more serious tfffffff

[@cowmanmooing6624]

Yes

[@imaclown6496]

LMAODBOEVEKWN

[@neovalley4539]

I agree but, he is coughing up blood and he has a fever. So that's pretty serious.

[@Jay-qb6tb]

Fevers arent serious, having a serious symptom and then developing a fever is even more serious.

[@Trund27]

Hemoptysis ain’t no joke. The doctors were shite to not take him seriously much earlier.

[@synthetikxtasyep]

Snodge Kat right that made me so mad.

[@kianaalexis5004]

I’m surprised they didn’t take him seriously, I thought it was just us females they treated like idiots but apparently it’s everyone. Somehow that doesn’t make me feel better...

[@E_san002]

@@kianaalexis5004 what do u mean just us females

[@bambino9235]

459 there are a lot of accounts of women not being taken seriously by doctors- autistic girls have often gone undiagnosed as it's more common in boys, reproductive issues are often not picked up on for while (especially things like endometriosis), chronic pain or emotional or mental health issues might be brushed off. I suspect that this is what they meant

[@ashleystanley7941]

@@bambino9235 I passed out from dehydration on Monday and the doctor told me it was a panic attack...

[@randomaccount9324]

I died laughing when the nurses couldn't see the difference between an orgasm and a heart attack on their monitors

[@carolinegerlach1644]

Random Account it just tracks the heart rate. All we know is that the heart rate is elevated, that could be from whacking off, pain, fear, a heart attack, actively dying or any slew of reasons

[@bcaye]

@@carolinegerlach1644, I hope you aren't a nurse. It shows more than just the rate, if you can interpret an ECG. So, yeah, they should be able to tell sinus tachycardia from a dysrhythmia like SVT. Maybe get a bit concerned but not hammering on the door.

[@carolinegerlach1644]

Barbara Danley they said a heart attack, you often don’t see a ST elevation on a 3 lead

[@carolinegerlach1644]

Barbara Danley and clearly he was just in sinus tach

[@bcaye]

@@carolinegerlach1644, and that still doesn't warrant a panic attack .

[@isa-qm7tf]

this dude is an excellent story teller. PLEASE show us more of him

[@yzzie.]

America: **doesn't have free health care** Most of the world: *_smirks in free health care_*

[@jodilynn7573]

It's pretty sad how soon our healthcare system just ships people off so quickly with ease.

[@alliemay616]

Jodi Lynn because there are not enough resources

[@Jordan_Dossou]

@@alliemay616 THERE ARE NEVER ENOUGH RESOURCES! DAMNIT

[@bcaye]

They admitted him in isolation until the test was negative. Even he admits his symptoms were erratic. I'd be the first to admit our system is lacking, having worked in it for over 3 decades. But I would never agree that the people *in* the system are lacking in care, 99% care a great deal.

[@alliemay616]

Barbara Danley I know this sounds bad but the ER should be able to turn people away. I’ve seen people in the ER for ingrown toenails, not emergent.

[@aliheikal2805]

@@alliemay616 that's not a reason

[@Arkhaismos]

Coughing up blood is serious it can be infection in the chest, asthma, lung disease, heart disease, problems with the veins, gum infection, blood infection. There's loads more, always go to the doctors if you ever cough blood

[@lindalee7284]

...cancer

[@lemonaexe]

Oh crap

[@lemonaexe]

I cough blood once at school

[@brooklyn3155]

Possibly tuberculosis

[@donte4610]

sparkle fox those are very serious circumstances it could just be a sctrach in your throat or mouth, don’t google diagnose yourself. You should still go to a doctor though

[@alanazaiger2216]

Please make this guy a forever part of buzz-feed he has perfect comedic timing and is amazing

[@hallepickett10]

This story was absolutely wild from start to finish

[@Nat-gh9qk]

Me: I'm kinda sick with a cough, nbd tho *this video shows in my feed* Me calling my work: Due to circumstances, I'm going to be passing away

This is soo me! 😂😢

[@TheTribute14]

Wow great job doctors of America ,this is one of a thousand cases where they have failed to listen to patients. Unfortunately this is why people have to advocate for well-being.

[@recoil53]

I'm related to doctors. Believe me, once a doctor has formed an opinion only another doctor (a specialist) can convince them otherwise. Or a great deal of noise and the possibility of physical violence. I wish I was joking.

[@katlynbrooke1]

Yeah, I’ve been a victim of this myself a lot of times

[@jacky6052]

but I’m happy that can still succeed on letting others live

[@sophiae47]

“Maybe we could make a plate for him... so he doesn’t have to touch the food... with his... coughing up blood ass fingers...” - quote of 2019 Lmao I’m dying 4:54 btw 👌

[@danylrusso]

Sophia Muffins :)

[@JAZYMEOW]

As a respiratory therapist student the fact that they sent u home so many times while u were coughing up blood is terrifying

[@bookish.calirican]

All I keep thinking about is how expensive this whole thing must’ve been. The hospital bills would kill me 😂

[@winw4548]

Ohh TB don't stop there. A complete uneventful treatment is 6month. TB drug can cause a lot of side effects and for these patient it can last for 9month-untill (test -/xray/etc). I have patient in my ward taking anti-tb for 2yrs.Been in ward for 1yr plus.

[@bookish.calirican]

winw 454 wow that’s intense. Thanks for sharing, I’ve learned something today!

[@Abby-pb1kf]

Just more to New Zealand , health cares free here New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@haleyjennison6689]

Hah I’ve got medi-care on my side! 😂 ps I don’t know if any other country has medi-care. I’m australian

[@TheRealVrajPatel]

@@Abby-pb1kf I'm from Canada, same story here.

[@elina437]

us' medical care is something on a another level, like...

[@katharinerobert8378]

I'm sure it would have been handled immediately correct in other countries (sarcasm)

[@SneezyKatsALT]

Like wait times tho, your finger could be falling off and you'd have to wait 9 days to get it stitched back on, like sure it's free for y'all, but I ain't about to wait 9 days to fix an injury

[@Looneluxxe]

If you don't want to wait you can still go to a private hospital and pay the same bills as in the US. It's not like you're forced to only use the free healthcare system.

[@NotPofkp]

kathryn sleezer over here at Australia we have free healthcare and my friends finger almost snapped off. It was re-attached perfectly fine the same day.

[@walkingtalkingdread]

Could have just gone with tuberculosis instead of “flesh eating bacteria” in the title, but ok

[@zyukitty4187]

At first it was "I almost died because of coughing "

[@PhoenxFire]

I'm from South Africa. TB is a big problem here, so I think you would have been helped almost immediately over here. It is possible that American doctors are not as familiar with the symptoms of tb as they are here. Also, the representative who came to witness you take your meds is necessary, as defaulting can make you succeptable to Multi-drug resistant tb, which cannot be treated as effectively and risks you infecting others.

[@katelovell625]

Tarien Human thank you for explaining that. I was wondering

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Of course it happens in the NYC Subway, a lot of crazy things happen on the subway

[@beamarla8218]

dont give a damn what the CDC or the doctors say....it was all that excessive masturbation.

[@boy638]

It looks like we need a better, more effective way to detect tuberculosis at at earlier stage.

[@rebeccalynn3716]

boy638 They’ve certainly tried but Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the bacteria that causes it) is not like other bacteria and can’t easily be cultured so testing for it can be harder to do. Of course that’s one of the many reasons why it’s so dangerous

[@boy638]

@@rebeccalynn3716 Shame then, it almost sounds like we can only detect it when it's almost too late. Dangerous indeed.

[@annaSRNA]

The first time he went to the ER the basic questions they asked should have raised a reg flag. He spent time outside of the US and is coughing up blood? IMMEDIATELY screen for TB. I feel so bad for this guy and I'm glad he's still alive.

[@rebeccalynn3716]

Anna Reese it said in the video they tested for it and it came back negative. That’s bc TB is difficult to test for. However, someone coughing up blood is never a casual affair and should have been taken more seriously than how it was described here. It is a sign of a number of complications even if it wasn’t TB.

[@davidfauler6406]

7:19 That’s a nice way of saying you love your parents. 😂😂

[@pinklemonade6597]

Wtf $300,000 for being ill. I know the UK has so many problems but I'm so glad we gave the NHS

[@elar9362]

saver menu cheeseburger are McDonalds Not if brexit happens🙁

[@amberthomas6124]

This is my worst nightmare

[@mywatchlateriswaytoolong8348]

I can relate so much! For a long time I was really sick and nobody took me seriously. Finally, when the doctors suspected leukemia, they were still very unhelpful. For example, they spilled my own blood all over me when drawing it, and one doctor joked to my mom "well, it wouldn't be a home run for leukemia, but..." Who says that to a mother who is fearing for her child's life??

[@TygerHere]

*Insides* " I am inevitable. " " And...I...am......iron man." *snap* (starts caughing)

[@songbird0402]

Usually these stories work my nerves for some reason but this one was hilarious. Thank you for this.

[@KatsObsession]

I cried for you. This was so awful for you. I’m terrified of hospitals.

[@AlidoesArt]

...

[@cooterpooter69]

thats kinda dramatic

[@geminx4538]

Baby

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

Me: watches video* coughs* MOM WE NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL

[@jep9092]

What is a hammer addiction?

[@aliqasim604]

😂😂😂

[@sydney.k]

Hammer Addiction4u this was so funny i forgot to laugh

[@LittleBlueAngelDuck]

I almost died, but now I look super hot. 😂 I like this guy

[@emilyray2166]

i coughed up blood a little bit when i had pneumonia, it was absolutely terrifying. i can’t imagine coughing it up in that amount though

[@amandakelling1609]

LOLZ CDC HAS DECLARED ME BASICALLY GROSS😂

[@kateloveless1420]

what

[@KnightSlasher]

**cough** _world explodes, Thanos snaps the universe away, everyone commits oof_

[@cz_08]

Steven Matthews god damn it dude

[@Acyte]

Ouch gosh darn it

[@zacherymcclenahan7730]

U r so lucky your living,god bless man

[@meganx8058]

Sue the doctors who sent you home 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ANNA-fg3rz]

Megan Lynch true

[@land8942]

for what lol

[@riocalle5727]

kachow You could sue for misdiagnosis

[@land8942]

@@riocalle5727 oh yeah lol

[@popsicle6122]

Theres nothing you can do , if you were in the doctor’s shoes could you help him? maybe you should start supporting people who can change a big part of your life and save your life.

[@PouryaBigonah]

If I was that guy, I would think anything could kill me. I would never dare to breathe, drink or eat. So thinking about things that could kill me would kill me

[@theeitzel7125]

U scare me I see u everywhere!!!!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Person: coughs Anti-vaxxers: EBOLA

[@syd_1876]

Anti-Vaxxers: GET THE ESSENTIAL OILS

[@calimancoo7553]

Anti-vaxxers: The VACCINES DID THIS

[@beeisverycool]

Anti-Vaxxers: gET THE CRYSTALS

[@sarahnagachika_yt6475]

Syd Dino lmfao

[@jacky6052]

Woahhhhhhhhhhh

[@misstinahamilton5714]

This guy is awesome - he's hilarious and able to take a traumatic story and make it easy and entertaining to listen to

[@9airpods917]

Why did the title change? It used to be: A Cough Almost Killed Me.

[@troyiti]

I can’t imagine going to the emergency room here in Europe coughing blood and being sent home... and on top of that it costs you 300k. Mmm nope. Thankful to live in the EU 🙏🏻🇪🇺🇪🇸

[@snowfall5171]

Tina Yael Severinovna M. Have fun not having free speech and the right to bear arms bwhahaha

[@sydneysandoval2810]

I am jealous 😔

[@kowalski6413]

Im thankful to live in finland

[@Bartdm2086]

Paula Pascual 🇪🇸

[@saifullahfarooq2570]

Snowfall have fun paying 200k after being shot lmao

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I almost died from a tank while riding on a helicopter. Although I died in the movie, I was luckily resurrected

[@alexiagonzalezsoto]

I see you I like all the comments. Your every where

[@trishbennett1790]

That’s insane. I am so sorry you had to endure this craziness. Glad you’re in good health now.

[@salethfernandez6788]

Jacob: more blood then you're thinking of Me: I was thinking of a pool of blood

[@kathrynerickson8525]

Man, as a doctor of Nursing, this PISSES me off SO BAD!!! Why couldn't they have LISTENED?!

[@ash1758]

"that will cost 300,000" imagine living in a free healthcare country tho

[@izel47561]

I laughed, I cried, it was a roller coaster with a happy ending! Glad you’re still alive to tell your story!

[@melissamccabe6500]

they can’t tell the difference between an orgasm and a heart attack 😂😂HAHAHAH I DIED

[@thatperson2478]

Well irs kinda the same for your hart and blood presure

[@kirstynuttall293]

omg i love your channel lol

[@millasboo]

He honestly should sue some of his docs for malpractice! They should’ve given a test gauntlet for this because coughing up blood regularly is always bad! Hell doing it in general is bad! This immediately implies something is wrong in the respiratory &/or gastric system! Both extremely integral parts of your body! Those doctors who sent you away were extremely negligent and should feel bad for holding off doing tests and potentially starting a new TB epidemic!

[@exoticcats6119]

Camilla B Can’t believe they said it wasn’t serious if it wasn’t a cup of blood.

[@millasboo]

Exotic Cats Yeah that’s honestly a person who doesn’t deserve to be a doctor

[@Meatloafedup]

This is so wild start to finish omg

[@yaya0474]

He’s got such a grace for story telling!

[@mynicknameisamber]

There's another episode of this same series where a girl's boyfriend was misdiagnosed with cancer. Also happened in America. What the hell is going on with doctors there???? Sending this guy home 3 times after he was coughing BLOOD! are you kidding me??

[@tiacho2893]

I'm alive and Popeye's is delicious! Truer words have never been spoken.

[@NoelBastosMusic]

"Having tuberculosis can cost up to 300.000 dollars!" Yea, thank you perfect world without a public healthcare system! Congratulations first world countries for this amazing contribution to the life of your citizens!

[@Bdhdudnbdjd]

The us is the only first world country without a public health country

[@sydney6946]

This is my favorite “this is that story” of all time

[@becreative441]

how this man is telling his story is just so funny eventhough Its serieus. he is a hero

[@joelchi2529]

They changed the title It was “ I almost died from a cough “

[@saramushtaqkhan6641]

Ok?

[@biancalauren4981]

I want to hear him tell every story from now on

[@sunrise_is_better9562]

I cough out a lot of blood... me: 5% A LOT MORE THAN YOURE THINKING RIGHT NOW me: *1000%*

[@arie8637]

me: *coughs multiple times in a test* buzzfeed:

[@Emogirlkickass]

Omg. Great thing you’re ok! If I would have seen you/someone coughing up blood anywhere I would have helped! That’s just the right thing to do....make sure your fellow human being is ok and safe....especially when they could possibly be dying. I feel really bad that no one helped you...some people these days are just too selfish about their time...they would rather get wherever they are going on time instead of helping someone who could possibly be dying! I mean I’d totally get it if the person isn’t hurt that badly...but when you see someone possibly dying?!?!? WHY “IGNORE” THAT!

[@sorbet_salamanderd2014]

This was terrifying but also hilarious? He's a great storyteller and the way he described his experiences had me dying. But hopefully he's ok now.

[@dontrestyourhead]

I've coughed up blood before when I've had chest infections, it's pretty scary. Wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[@Max-of7ci]

Personally shiting out blood is worse in my opinion

[@isabeltfriasg]

what the hell is wrong with american doctors?

[@xXWOAT13Xx]

this has nothing to do with the fact that they’re american

[@winw4548]

@@xXWOAT13Xx It does to a certain point because it is not a common disease there.

[@HopeCasias10]

I love this man 😂😂😂

[@jorgemercado4428]

His eyes contain so much emotion like they are yearning tell the world a story.

[@Yuyu99000]

Omfg I was so scared for him 😭😭😭 he seems so nice and adorable 💙

[@niamhy9942]

I had a rattly feeling in my chest And I coughed up blood like more than you think Me:I’m thinking of nieagra falls you say there’s double that oh no I feel so bad for you

[@sesesese4247]

this vid was amazing to watch and so funny 👍🏼 also he can tell great stories

[@Andresfin]

This reminds me of when I started getting sick 4 years ago! So many ER visits and so so many self depreciating jokes 😂

[@muoirau]

Bro this is one of the funniest story times I love him!!

[@hanna_K]

I wish you to be healthy for your rest of your life! BLESS YOU🤩

[@sophiafererro4164]

This man DOES NOT blink Please blink I’m worried

[@ascotter]

This guy needs to tell more stories

[@TheMyhouse789]

I LOVE THESE TYPE OF VIDEOS!

[@GameRoll]

God I’m glad I’m British this must of cost you a fortune 😂

[@samanthaw23]

Wtf is wrong with his mom? He coughed up enough blood to full multiple bowls and she didn’t call 911!?

[@drewesponda2278]

Samantha W he also called 911 and they just said did nothing about it

[@cherista]

It's scary when you need help but people just wait until something drastic happens. So glad your ok.

[@athena5841]

This guy’s got his storytelling game on point! 👌🏻 (In all seriousness I’m glad you’re okay dude!! ❤️)

[@mdafeef2270]

Dying of cough Meanwhile covid-19