Saturday, September 18, 2010

Shaken but so thankful. tonight

I am not sure where to be begin.  I am exhausted  so this will be quick.  Please keep my sweet Cole in your prayers.  He is very sick. To be honest I am not too sure how we got to this point but we have and we need prayers for a full recovery.
Back In January Cole got sick with a respiratory virus and was in the hospital for a week.  At the time we thought it was just a kid thing and felt very relived he got well and came home ...He jumped back into being our amazing little Cole.Three weeks ago Cole got sick.  He got really sick really fast.  It was his second week of Kindergarten . He missed a week of school.  We ended up with him getting steroids and a treatments around the clock.  He also went on IV meds. It was scary .  He got well and went back to school and all was great.
Yesterday  I picked him up from school.  Everything was fine and we had a nice afternoon. He went to my inlaws for a little while and when he came home he said he needed to lay down he was tired.  I thought wow this is really off for him but I will take advantage of some serious cuddle time. He feel to sleep and I noticed he was a little breathing sorta fast .  A few minutes later Jim came in and we were both really concerned that he was getting sick again.  Little did we know.  I decided to go ahead and take him to the ER so we could get him seen and well so we could enjoy the weekend.  
Emily decided to go with me.  So as we are driving there he starts acting off he was wheezing very loud and short of breathe.  I got sacred and did not know if I should pull over and call 911 or keep driving I was almost there.  I drove fast and ran the red lights ..
We got to the Er and they took him back and called the team to work on him.  After a few hrs in the ER  , test, chest XRAYS ( clear), No fever..teams of Dr working on him, they got him stable and sent us to the floor.  As we were going to the floor his stats dropped into the 80's and all heck broke loose.They ran us into the room.  They called staff from everywhere.  And they started hooking him up to things I have never seen.  They called our DR who was out of town and talked to the Dr covering. He showed up and a team of Dr worked on him.  He was sucking air and blue.  I was frozen with fear.  They started tearing off his clothes to get better lines.  They ended up doing a cut down to get a better vein for more lines.  Respiratory was here ...It was all so fast but so slow.  They ended up bringing in someone to do some arterial sticks for blood gases. That was when we knew how bad it was. They got him hooked up to BiPap Or was it Cpap.I am not sure now. But we moved to ICU . As we were moving out the room I saw the crash cart.  I will never forget the fear.  I kept telling them..I am so scared..we have to help him.  The whole staff was amazing.
Finally at 6 am I just laid down.  The nurses promised me they were watching the moniters and for me to rest. A few hours later my Dr walked in.  He came in to make sure we were okay.  He said the on call Dr called him at 3 am to talk with him.  When I saw my DR walked in..I felt so much better. Then the on call Dr came in.  Made me realize how blessed we are to have such a great team. They explained to me that what he has is...
acute respiratory failure.In this condition the bronchial tubes are completely blocked. The lungs in this condition are devoid of life sustaining oxygen and they also cannot get rid of the toxic carbon dioxide. It seems that he had a severe asthma attack.  The Dr have spoke to me about what we need to do to help this not happen again.  Cole has a long road to recovery.  But he is alive and we feel so blessed tonight. Shaky but blessed. This could of ended so different. I just can not shake this scared feeling I have. 
Please pray for Cole.  He is the sweetest little boy.  I just need him to be healthy and happy soon.





 

18 comments:

Rachel said...

Amy, I am praying. Right now.
Asking God to protect him. To heal him. And to bring him back to health.

Thanking God that you decided to go to the ER at that moment. Thankful for His provision at the ER.

And so very, very thankful for your sweet boy.

Kelli said...

Dear Lord bless him. Praying for that sweet boy and your entire family. I don't even know what to say but I'm praying for God's continued hand of mercy on each and every one of your lives. Love you.

Anonymous said...

My heart goes out to u. Prayers coming your way. Love erica

Kristen Andrews said...

Amy I am so sorry I will pray that Cole makes a full recovery and he does not have an attach again, Thank God you have such good care! Thinking of you.

Jen said...

Praying my dear....I am absolutely speechless right now. I can't believe all you have been through and continue to go through everyday.

Shannon said...

Praying Amy. I can't imagine your fear. We are definitely praying for Cole Tre.

LilliJ said...

I'm so sorry you had to deal with this, I can't imagine how scared you must have been and how worried you still are. You have my prayers, for Cole and for the family.. Don't forget to rest even if you just close your eyes for awhile!

Liz (Loving Mom 2 Boys) said...

OH Amy!! I can't believe this - poor Cole and poor you!! You are both in my thoughts and prayers right now (well always really)
Love you Lady!!

High Heeled Life said...

Cole is in my thoughts and prayers! Keep the Faith and believe in the power of prayer ~ my family did, and I'm living proof. HHL
attitudeIVlife.blogspot.com

Nikke Brown said...

Many prayers going out your way! I'll be sure to mention tonight at church to get the prayer warriors to send the message.
I hope you guys can get some much needed rest.

City girl turned Country Girl said...

Oh dear God, how scary!!! Amy I am so sorry to hear that your sweet little precious Cole is so sick...He and you are in my prayers! I am SO glad you took him in when you did! Good way to watch him Momma!

HUGS & PRAYERS

Denise @ Sunflowers, Chocolate and Little Boys said...

Oh Amy! How scary.....I am praying for sweet Cole and for you and your family.

Grace said...

Always praying... I know how scary this is and pray for full recovery. Knew this, but to see it to read it is hard. Thank you for sharing. Prayers are going out world-wide. Hugs for you all my friend.

Hair Bows & Guitar Picks said...

Wow...thinking about you and Cole!!

.Keli. said...

We are praying for Cole and we always have you all in our prayers . Love you all!

His grace is sufficient. said...

Praying that Cole has a full and quick recovery.

Mama Kat said...

Oh my goodness!! Poor poor baby! I'm just now getting caught up on all of this. I'm so sorry you're going through this right now! Praying hard for that baby boy, all of you, and his team of doctors!

misty said...

I pray for you and your family every day..I am just now catching up on all of this...praying extra hard for sweet Cole