Nursing Students General Students
Published Sep 17, 2003
jjbaby
90 Posts
One of my dearest friends in the world is going through a terrible ordeal. She came home from work a few days ago and found her 16 year-old son unconscious. She rushed him to Children's hospital and he had emergency surgery for fluid on the brain and a collapsed lung.
Now he is on a ventilator and a feeding tube and he has had 2 MRI's showing severe brain damage. The family is devastated and being faced with horrible decisions regarding thier son. They still have no idea what happened or what is wrong with him. They have tried 2 times to take him off the ventilator but, so far not able to stay off. They think it was some type of virus but, they have not been able to identify it as of yet. They have sent his tests to Atlanta for analysis.
As a student nurse I know the ramifications of caring for a patient in his condition, but how different it feels when it is someone you have known for 11 years. At times the "nurse" in me takes over and then the "Mom" in me comes raging back.
I guess I am just asking everyone to say a prayer for Mark, and his family as they are making these huge decisions. Godspeed.
TeresaRN2b
550 Posts
I really don't have any words of comfot to write because in situations like this there really are no right words. I will keep your friend and her son in my prayers. (((hugs)))
Teresa
MandyInMS
652 Posts
Prayers for Mark,his family, and you too (((hugzzz)))
nurse2be in ny
332 Posts
I will be thinking of you all.
RN~in~CT
160 Posts
I will keep Mark and his family in my prayers.
renerian, BSN, RN
5,693 Posts
Prayers for you friend and their son. renerian
Carolanne
612 Posts
My heart and prayers go out to all of you.
nursing 101
485 Posts
It's in time like these you know you have good friends...
Just be there for her and we will keep your friend and her son in our prayers...
live4today, RN
5,099 Posts
Prayers will be said by me, too. :kiss
gwenith, BSN, RN
3,755 Posts
How sad ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) to you and hoping that things improve.
Remember with neurosurgical problems always expect the worst but keep hope for the best. Sometimes, just every so often, things turn out better than we anticipate.
acuteobrn
231 Posts
(((((HUGS)))))) to you!
You and your friend's family are all in my prayers!!!!
Bigmama
45 Posts
Mark and his family are in my prayers also..... The power of prayer. You'd be surprised what it can do..