A Stroke March 31, 2010

Well its almost been two weeks that nothing exciting has happens... We like unexciting days around here. Sooooooo on Wed morning I got to the hosp at about 8:30 and Parks was sleeping and when he woke up I sat him up to feed him breakfast and he was holding his head weird. To the side like it was to heavy for him to hold. I thought it was weird but didn't think too much about it. Then he would put his hand on the bed and try and brace him self, cause it was like he had no balance. I layed him down and went and listened to rounds about him. I came back in the room and set him on my bed and he fell right over. Parks doctor Holger (Berlin heart man) came in and I started bawling and told him that something was wrong with parker that something wasnt right. So he started assesing him and asked the nurse to get a stat CT. Also his fists and arms were really clenched and I couldnt put his splint on his arm and then his right hand started to shake. So it came back that he had a medium size stroke on the left back side of his brain and a bleed on the right. The stroke neurologist said that usually with kids under three their brains are really resiliant. If something happens to the left side the right will learn what the left was supposed to do and visa versa. Right now they are worried and watching his right eye mostly the periferial vision and his right arm and hand movements. They are not as strong right now. He is throwing up a lot so hes not allowed to have anything by mouth he gets it all through a tube. He seems to be recovering ok. He is very sleepy but coming around. And now Holger his doc is going to china and taiwan for 3 weeks today so i'm really nervous. I hope we have no excitment while hes gone.

anyway thats all for now I hope that you all have a good easter.

we love you all and are thinking about you.