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06-30-2007, 04:13 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maine
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| New Update On Baby Mikey Hello Everyone, First off I want to thank you all again for the thoughts and prayers that you have sent me and my family durning this very hard time. And thank you all for keeping those candles lite. Becca finally was able to give an update late this afternoon. And I am going to post it at the end I will place Mikey's candle burning ceremony link for anyone who would like to lite a candle for him. He is going to be spending his 1 month birthday in the hospital. I just hope he is so much stronger by then. And he can come off lifesupport. Please keep sending the postitive thoughts and prayers. hey everyone. sorry it took me so long to write today. we have been staying with mikey most of the day. its not often mike is up here all day. he is going back home tomorrow so he can make it to work on monday. although he wont be going home till tomorrow evening, its still not the same when he has to leave. so we spend as much time as a family as we can. going off of what my mom wrote, here is a little more information. the doctor today informed me that the white blood counts were a little high again (back in the 30's), so they were concerned the infection may be in the excess fluid in his brain (the cystic hygroma). so they called the neurosurgen team down to extract some fluid so it could be tested. i was able to see the fluid, and could tell immediatly that the infection has gone to it. it was neon yellow. technically, that was spinal fluid, and even when they took spinal fluid out, it wasnt that yellow. it will take up to two days to recieve the information back if the infection is in fact in there. now, the thing about that is, no fluid has gone in to that pocket, and no fluid has come out. so its just sitting there doing nothing. and they dont think the antibiotics have been able to get to it. so this may be whats keeping mikey sick and causing his levels to rise again. he did seizure when the neurosurgens where there as well, and they could tell, just by his seizures, that it is in fact his upper right brain that is doing it (where the fluid is sitting). he is medicated for his seizures, but it only treats specific seizures, and obviously, not his type. so they will be trying a different one (right now he is on kepra). since he has been on this mediciane though, his breathing has slightly improved. he is taking deeper breathes and breathing while sleeping. before, he would stop breathing during seizures, and now he continues to breathe through them. so the "best case scenerio" is that his seizures are causing the problems they couldnt find answers for. and i know how horrible it sounds to cross my fingers that my son is seizuring and causing these problems, but its the best one out of all the possibilities. seizures can be treated, some of the other things can not. i most likely will not update again today (unless something big happens), and possibility not till a little later tomorrow. i know this morning when we walked in, mikey was wide awake looking at mommy and daddy. so we didnt want to leave him. we are now praying every minute of every day that GOD will take care of him. yes, from my mouth, me and mike are praying. we hope everything works out well, and right now its going uphill. but its been a bumpy road so far, and we dont want to jinx anything. so i will talk to you all later. becca p.s. i have asked and the doctor said the best way to take care of the fluid if its infected is to drain it. so there is a possibility he will have another surgery in the near future http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...l=eng&gi=Mikey
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06-30-2007, 04:21 PM | #2 |
My Angels Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorful Colorado
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| Thanks for the update. Sounds like you have some good doctors that are on top of things. |
06-30-2007, 04:25 PM | #3 |
Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys
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| Thank you for the continued updates on Mikey...I'm so glad there's some positive news....it hopefully gives you some time to regain your strength & hope....praying for continued improvement....will be waiting for your next post...
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06-30-2007, 04:43 PM | #4 |
Lovin' Lucy & Rebel Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia
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| I'm still praying for baby Mikey and for your family. Please try to stay strong and positive.
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06-30-2007, 04:47 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Continuing to send lots and lots of prayers and positive thoughts your way ...God bless BAby Mikey. |
06-30-2007, 04:52 PM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maine
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| Mikey I will continue to pray for Mikey and his family. I pray for his speedy recovery. Jay.
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06-30-2007, 06:00 PM | #7 |
and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana
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| thank you so much for keeping us posted on Baby Mikey... I will be lighting another candle for your precious baby... d
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06-30-2007, 06:04 PM | #8 |
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| Continued prayers for this sweet baby.
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06-30-2007, 06:11 PM | #9 |
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| I will keep Mikey in my prayers, healings thoughts...and give his family strength.
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06-30-2007, 06:21 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio
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| Still praying for Mikey and thank you for the update!
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07-01-2007, 02:27 AM | #11 |
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| Thank you for the update .... still believing for Mikey!!
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07-01-2007, 05:18 AM | #12 |
My furkids Donating Member | My heart goes out to you, your husband and the sweet baby boy. I check for updates on Mikey several times a day. I pray that the Lord lay his healing hands on your baby boy and make him well.
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07-01-2007, 06:47 AM | #13 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maine
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| Very Good News Hello Everyone, I got a great Sunday morning call from my daughter. She called to tell me that the hospital called her at the Ronald McDonald House to inform her that Baby Mikey made a decision to take himself off the vent. He coughed and pulled the breathing tube out and he has been on his own with no oxygen ever since. My daughter and her husband have been able to hold Mikey and kisses him. She just wanted to let everyone know that God does work in his own little ways and he does answer prayers. Thank you all for all the support you have given my family. We are not completely out of the woods yet. We do not know if he will start having apnea spells again or not. So she told me to be prepared just in case he starts again that he will have to be put on lifesupport. i told her we will only think positive. I will update again when she either calls or emails me. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/...l=eng&gi=Mikey
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07-01-2007, 07:39 AM | #14 |
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| Wonderful news!
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07-01-2007, 08:07 AM | #15 |
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| YAAAA Mikey! Bless you precious boy... d
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