My dad has pulmonary embolism, please help

My dad was having severe cough and breathlessness for a couple of days so we got him tested for Covid-19. He tested negative. We also got him a full body check up and they said everything is fine. Next day his oxygen level dropped to 89, and he had severe chest pain. We rushed him to the hospital but his oxygen level stabilized and the doctor again said there's only a chest infection. The next day, his oxygen level dropped to 82 and the pain started again. We called him an ambulance and got all the tests done. That's when we got to know that he has a pulmonary embolism. There's a huge clot in his lungs. The doctor put him on Heparin for a few hours and now he is on Apixaban. The clot size is big and the situation is risky. The doctors still have him in the hospital and he is now off oxygen and breathing on his own with 93-94 oxygen levels.

i am very stressed out. I want to discuss with pulmonary embolism specialists outside of my country because the disease is not very well known here. I also don't know what his diet should be. We are talking to so many pulmonologists and cardiologists. but it's hard to understand where it will go as the doctors are telling us nothing. They only tell us to pray.

Please any help is appreciated.

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