Chisoxrd5 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Just saw this now...Prayers out to Joseph Andrew, the parents and Auntie Steff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 Just got back from the hospital and the news is positive.. His oxygen levels have improved and they think enough to move forward with the surgery which is a good thing to get the intestines off the lung so it can (hopefully ) start working at it's full capacity. The are just waiting on the results of the echocardiogram (sp?) and then will make a decision. Thank you, again, for all the well wishes and prayers. And he's another picture of my little grandson.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 I love babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Great to hear some good progression thus far, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Wow. That is terrifying. My thoughts are with Joseph and his family, and I hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 This makes Steff old, right? Probably better that I'm not going to SoxFest now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 Grampa just called.. Joey IS strong enough for surgery and they are preping him immediately. Should take about 3 hours. This is GREAT news as just 8 hours ago he was NOT strong enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 7, 2005 -> 11:25 AM) Grampa just called.. Joey IS strong enough for surgery and they are preping him immediately. Should take about 3 hours. This is GREAT news as just 8 hours ago he was NOT strong enough. Thats tremendous news. It looks like things are definately improving and my thoughts are with the entire family Hopefully you'll all be able to celebrate in a few hours and know that the worst is behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Keep giving us more good news, Steff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 I'm sad, so very sad, to say thaty Joey has taken a giant step backwards. On the way into surgery he went into arrest. They think that his liver pushed up past the hernia and pushed on his poor little heart, stopping it. They were unable to revive him for near 20 minutes, packed in ice... fighting for his innocent little life. Finally they revived him and rushed him into the surgery. When they opened him they found that his stomach area was too small for the repair and he has a little "baggie" on the outside of his body housing the intestines. They hope as he grows they will "go back in where they belong". As of now he is on total life support, and sadly they are unable to tell at this point if he has suffered any brain damage. Why... I have said that a million times the past 24 hours. What did this little innocent boy do to deserve this. Rhetorical... but I can't stop asking. I'm picking up some things and heading back to the hospital. Thanks for "listening" to me. It helps to get it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Extra prayers go out right now. Really sorry to hear about that steff. Hopefully he finds a way to pull through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 My prayers really go out to you and your family. University of Chicago is an excellent hospital and has some of the top doctors in the world. I really hope that they do everything they can and everything turns out for the best. Please keep us informed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Please do a 180 Joey...keep praying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I really can't think of anything appropriate to say here other than ... Steff, you know that you and your family are still in the thoughts and prayers of a Soxtalk multitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Damn it. Stay strong, Steff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ Dec 8, 2005 -> 06:10 AM) I really can't think of anything appropriate to say here other than ... Steff, you know that you and your family are still in the thoughts and prayers of a Soxtalk multitude. Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 Some positives.. he's still on the ECMO machine (basically heart lung bypass) and will be for several weeks at early estimate. He had a quiet night and they lightened his dose of the medication that makes him coma like. After a few hours he opened his eyes to noise which was amazing. And he reacted to his foot being tickled. Important news in that it means his brain knows what to do in response to simple sitmuli. His "guts" have made progress "falling" back into his belly. About half has gone back in - they told us it could take as long as 5 to 7 days - so that was encouraging to see. Still a very long road, and being on the ECMO gives a very false sense of security since it's doing all the work. But that he's even responding at all after what's happened is definitely great news. Thank you guys for letting me share and Jim and I appreciate the well wishes and prayers greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mplssoxfan Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Fantastic news about the reactions, Steff. Stay positive; Joey will get through this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aboz56 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Prayers and thoughts are with you and your family Steff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I can only imagine how agonizing it is for the parents going through this, but I agree Joey is in excellent hands. And he has a lot of people from all over pulling for him. Positive thoughts. Keep taking care of each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 That is good to read Steff. I hope the little one continues to make such positive progress - prayers continue to go out for him and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 (edited) I had my chord wrapped around my neck, not to his extent. Prayers go out though. Edited December 9, 2005 by WilliamTell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 Joey's silo (the thing holding his "guts") started bleeding and he had to have another surgery. When they went in they found that they hernia repair had busted and had to redo that. The second repair was a success, but he's back in the coma state, but stable. 1 step forward... 3 steps back. Although it proves that he's got a lot more fight in him that we all thought. On my way back to the hospital. The longest 3 days of my life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 09:39 PM) Joey's silo (the thing holding his "guts") started bleeding and he had to have another surgery. When they went in they found that they hernia repair had busted and had to redo that. The second repair was a success, but he's back in the coma state, but stable. 1 step forward... 3 steps back. Although it proves that he's got a lot more fight in him that we all thought. On my way back to the hospital. The longest 3 days of my life... He sounds like a fighter, hopefully that puts him in good stead for the road ahead. Hopefully you keep coming back with good news Steff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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