Cari called this morning and said Ben seemed to be a little off this morning. He was clingy, moody, sleepy and not his usual active self. She could not find a fever so there was no real reason to go in to the hospital early.
They had just finished up doing a platelet transfusion not too long ago. On the way out of the hospital Cari looked down at Ben in the stroller and he was shaking like crazy.
She picked him up and headed immediately back to the infusion center. She says she only ran over a few people on the way back.
It looks like he had a reaction to the platelets and was going in to shock. His nail beds were all gray, his color was awful. They are checked into the hospital now and Ben has been given some medications to help get the shock and other symptoms under control.
Cari is sure he is not only fighting the shock from the platelets but whatever had him feeling out of sorts this morning. It looks like things are back under control. Cari was able to have one of the hospital volunteers come into the room while Ben is sleeping so she can run back to the Ronald McDonald house and get a bag packed to stay in the hospital until they have Ben stabilized.
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I cannot even imagine how scary that must have been. Thank goodness Cari was so close to help. We are so grateful that he is doing better. We always pray for all of you, but we will pray EXTRA EXTRA hard tonight!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing that even through our trials that Heavenly Father blesses us, wasn't it a blessing Ben went into shock still at the hospital? We are so sorry it happened but, grateful when it did so little Ben could be helped quickly. We continue to pray for you and are truly inspired by the whole families strength. May you be blessed
ReplyDeleteHow scary... I hope there won't be any more days like this. Hang in there we are all praying for Ben.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry Cari - I am praying for you & Ben. I hope you are both doing alright now. I am grateful that you were at the hospital when it happened so you could get help immediately. I love you & prayer for you always.
ReplyDeleteLove...Candice
I am so sorry! That must have been so scary. I still have to admit that your other kids are adorable (Ben is too) and I hope that makes you happy. Nathan is an amazing hugger and Sammy is awesome at pouting to get her way. Of course she can do other stuff, but... I love you guys and we'll pray for extra hard tonight. Love you tons.
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