Some thoughts and prayers are needed (not my family)

[monkeybabe]

My nephew's best friend is a little over a year and a half. About a week and a half ago, he found a watch battery, and swallowed it. His mother didn't know what was wrong with him and rushed him the hour away to Bozeman, just to be told by the pediatrician that he just needed to sleep his weird cough off. She harassed the staff, until someone gave him an xray and they discovered the battery in his esophagus. By the time they got it out, it had already corroded a hole in his esophagus, so they had him airlifted to Colorado. They thought they had gotten it closed off, but when they scoped him a couple days ago, they realized that the hole had grown, and there was damage to his trachea. Also, they had been feeding him by mouth, and fluids and solids were flowing into his chest cavity. They've now inserted a g tube for him, and he's stabilized again, but the doctors in Aurora told his mother that he is currently one of the sickest children at the hospital, without a chronic condition. Things are just really, really shaky right now for them. My sister's friend is really beating herself up right now, because she doesn't even know where the battery came from, and she's completely blaming herself. I told my sister to remind her that she made the staff look further at what was going on, and that she saved him. She's been without her H until yesterday, because the ranch he works at told him that if he left before they were finished with some thing, he wouldn't have a job when he came back. My heart's just breaking for this family. 

[jenbelle]

Sending lots of prayers. She saved his life! I'm proud she stood her ground and that's amazing!

[teamhayes]

So scary

Sending them best wishes

[charmediamsure]

That's awful. She did save him. I'm really appalled her H's work wouldn't be compassionate. I'll be keeping them in my thoughts.

[katfco]

Oh my goodness, that poor boy! I hope they're able to help him.

[unclejesse]

Holy cow, that is crazy. Thinking of that poor boy and his awesome mom.

[Deleted]

Oh wow. That poor little boy. I'm so glad that she pushed for X-rays. I hear the children's hospital here is one of the best so he's in some of the best hands.

[imimahoney]

Oh how sad and scary. I hope he is able to recover.

[bean47]

Oh goodness, that's terrible. I'll be thinking of him.

[rjamz]

That's so sad, poor kid. I'm sending lots of good thoughts their way

[fusion]

oh how horrifying hoping for a complete recovery with no lasting damage.

[pinkpeony6210]

That's so scary. I hope he gets better soon.

[shmoo]

That poor little boy, I will be thinking of him and his family.

[sandj82110]

How scary. I hope he gets better soon.

[kandrze1]

That is so scary! I'm so glad she stood her ground. I'll be thinking of both of them. I hope things start to get better for him quickly!

[lauranicole91]

That is so terrifying! I hope things improve quickly so he can get to feeling better.

[artgal84]

That's really scary. I hope he starts to improve soon, she followed her instinct so well by bringing him in!

[rxbeth]

OMG, that's terrifying. Lots of prayers for them.

[claralou]

This is awful. She did save him. monkeybabe, if there's anything we can do locally for them, please let me know.

[monkeybabe]

Nov 23, 2014 22:29:58 GMT -5 claralou said:

This is awful. She did save him. monkeybabe, if there's anything we can do locally for them, please let me know.

I might take you up on that, and will run it by my sister. Apparently, she's got family in the area, who came to visit the baby, but wouldn't even bring her underwear. A local chapter of my sister's church got a list of things my sister's church and brought her a bag of things, so she wouldn't have to leave the hospital. I want to kick her family, and her pediatrician in the genitals, repeatedly.

[pierogigirl]

I'll be thinking of them and I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery.

[steph196]

That is so scary!

[Deleted]

How scary. I hope he continues to heal.

[raynes]

Oh wow. Lots of good thoughts for that little boy and his family

[abbypug19]

Oh gosh, how terrible! I will keep him in my thoughts.

[bigapple]

I'll keep them in my thoughts. My close friend's nephew did the same thing last year on his first birthday. They didn't discover it as quickly as your friend did, so he had some pretty bad esophageal damage and was in the hospital around a month, but he is almost fully recovered now (about nine months later). I'm sure his mom would be happy to talk to this child's mom about what to look for, etc. Let me know, and I'll check with her and give you her contact info.

[dojo]

I feel so badly for this family - sending good thought their way. Her husband's employer is despicable.

[melmon0417]

So, so scary. I'm sending so many thoughts and prayers!

[onehitwonder]

That's so scary. Sending thoughts and prayers.

[Deleted]

Sending thoughts and prayers, that is so scary.