1. Home
  2. Quilting Forum
  3. OT Good thoughts Please

OT Good thoughts Please

A friend of our in North Carolina has been having a run of ill luck.

3 pets died over the course of 2 months, and now her 14 year old god-daughter is very ill. The girl has had a fever since May. The local doctor kept sending her home with antibiotics and instructions to take tylenol. Finally last month he started runnng tests. The girl's mother was getting very aggressive about demanding a referral to a different doctor. Then last week the child quite suddenly was having difficulty staying stood up, and kept forgetting thngs like her name and age. After a bunch of tests for other stuff, they have finally figured out that she has encephalitis. And that the infection has attacked her mitral valv (she was born with a mitral valve defect) and it is about shot now. Plus she has had a stroke, probably because of a blood clot from the heart problem. The Duke pediatric surgery team is now waiting for the infection to be beat down so they can fix her heart, they actually have the helicopter on standby for her for when she goes.

Any good thoughts and well wishes for the poor child and her family are more than welcome.

NightMist

Reply to
NightMist
Loading thread data ...

You got 'em, girl, you got 'em.

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Reply to
Karen, Queen of Squishies

good thots and healing vibes on the way across the pacific for the wee lass.

14yo is way way too young to have such problems, being a teenager is hard enough. keep us advised on her progress. hugz for all of you, jeanne

"NightMist" wrote...

Reply to
nzlstar*

Poor child! She has my good wishes for a speedy recovery. ((((HUGS))))

Reply to
CATS

Consider it done!!!!!!!!

Reply to
Rita

What a nightmare! Poor kid!

Prayers on the way!

Reply to
Kate XXXXXX

They're on the way!

Reply to
Donna in NE La.

Reply to
WitchyStitcher

May, MAY?? This kid has had a fever since May and the doctor is just now getting concerned? What the hell? What, they don't have insurance?

The girl and her family have all my best wishes and hopes for her complete recovery. I've saved a few special "blessings" for that doctor.

Cindy

Reply to
teleflora

Reply to
nzlstar*

Blessings to the little girl and her family.

Patti in Seattle

Reply to
Patti S

OMG that poor girl and her family. Good thoughts, prayers and ((((HUGS))))) and everything else that I have is on the way.

Holy smokes........................

Reply to
Cindy Schmidt

Oh gosh! What an idiotic doctor to have let it go this far! I really hope she'll be alright -- and *soon*!

Reply to
Sandy

Even without insurance, surely it's cheaper to test and treat her than be sued for incompetence?

Reply to
Kate XXXXXX

Prayers and hugs and good, healing thoughts on the way from Tucson!

Reply to
Carolyn McCarty

Hugs and prayers are on their way to your friend and her family. ME-Judy

they have finally figured out

Reply to
ME-Judy

Prayers and hugs and many blessings to the young girl and her family. Life is just so fragile.

Sunny

Reply to
Sunny

Sure they have insurance. That is why they could not see a doctor other than their primary care physician without a referral. Though I imagine they might have been able to dig up somebody willing to take cash, the insurance would not have covered anything after if they had.

Now the medicals are talking about rheumatic fever, I am not sure if that is in addition to or instead of encephalitis. And now she's got surgeons making pitches to be the ones to repair her heart. Duke is actually suggesting she agree to a team in Philadelphia. Apparently they are quite good.

Her condition is listed as stable. That is a good thing, I think.

NightMist

Reply to
NightMist

.....cut........

Reply to
Pat in Virginia

Wow! Not too unbelievable! I believe that is why they call Doctors practitioners (sp?). I send positive thoughts and prayers to the child and her family.

Launie, in Oregon

Reply to
simpleseven

InspirePoint website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.