21-year-old Bucks County man fighting for his life in Ireland

At one point, the family said a doctor in Ireland said Matthew Small was classified as 'the sickest person in all of Ireland' and that they 'had never seen anything like this before.'

Matthew Small, of Levittown, loved the outdoors, his motorcycle, his family and his Irish heritage. He celebrated his 21st birthday in the hospital.A Bucks County family with roots in Ireland visited the country for 10 days over Christmas to be with family. But now, a 21-year-old is left fighting for his life.After arriving in Ireland for Christmas, his father Greg and mother Sandra got sick, then he got sick. They recovered, but he wasn't so lucky.

"He was diagnosed with pneumonia on New Year's Eve. He was then positive for Influenza A. The combo wiped his immune system down and this group A strep out there was like, party doors are open, let me go in. He got that and it crashed everything," said his mother Sandra.At one point, the family said a doctor in Ireland said Matthew was classified as "the sickest person in all of Ireland" and that they "had never seen anything like this before.

After a week in a local hospital, Small was transferred to The Mater Hospital in Dublin where he remains. It's also where he turned 21 years old on Monday.

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