2 Oklahoma Kids Sickened by H1N1, Fight for Life

CBS News

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Two Oklahoma children are fighting for their lives after coming down with the H1N1 flu.

Hugh and Lizzy Estlinbaum keep round the clock vigil over their 10-year-old son Tony. He came down with H1N1 last Sunday and has been at OU Children's Hospital ever since.

While Tony's condition is slowly improving, Carolyn Howard knows her daughter Leteasha is not responding. The 10-year-old girl has been clinging to life for the last three weeks.

"I rub her hand and tell her I love her, and we're ready for her to come home," said Carolyn Howard, Leteasha's mother.

Doctors said they can't explain why one of the children seems to be recovering while the other is not.