Matthew had an army of doctors and nurses around him moving him down to the ICU. When he got there he had about 15 people frantically putting an oxygen tube and a pick line in him. Dad said they were going crazy trying to fix him and get him hooked up to everything. It was probably the scariest night that my dad has ever had in the hospital.
My dad called and texted my mom, but got no answer, so then he called David Layton. He got no answer there either so he called his wife, Joanna. Joanna picked up, so my dad told her what was going on and asked her to go get my mom and drive her to the hospital. Joanna rushed over to my house and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. All of the bedrooms are in the back of the house so that would be hard to hear. Joanna then rang the door bell over and over so the dogs would bark, and that woke everyone up.
Joanna Layton drove my mom to the hospital and dropped Hannah off at my house on the way so she could spend the night. I could not calm my mind to go to sleep that night, and so I was up until Joanna texted me and told me what was happening. By the time my mom and Joanna got there, T had already had his scan, and the results came back saying that there was no bleeding on his brain. Thank goodness. Joanna told me that he was back in his room and looked comfortable. He was a little more responsive, but had a bed sore on his bottom so they ordered a waffle mat to put under him. He was stabilized, and there were still a lot of doctors coming in and out, but they were calm.
I'm at the hospital right now, and he is getting ready to go in for another surgery around 1:00 or so to put chemo in his spine and to put in a line to give him dialysis through. This is a very high risk surgery because his platelets are very low and they are worried about him bleeding too much. We're all very scared for this surgery, but the doctors are really great and we know that they will do a great job. The doctor who is performing this surgery came in and told us that they would all treat him as if he was their own. That's really comforting.
The doctor who is performing today's surgery also told us that they don't know why Matthew is so sleepy. He said that his sleepiness could be caused by 1 of 12 reasons. It could be caused from one of the medications, which is what we're hoping for because that would be the easiest thing to fix. It could also be the cancer attacking his brain, or it could be the chemo therapy affecting his brain. Last night they were afraid that he had a seizure or a stroke, but the doctor said that they didn't see anything like that on the scan, which is very good news. They will run the tests to see why he is sleeping so much starting tomorrow, and we should have those results in the next 48 hours.
We love visitors at the hospital, and we know that Matthew can hear everyone. However, we are only allowed to have a certain number of people in his room on the ICU floor, and kids under the age of 13 aren't allowed. So please call before driving all the way down to Phoenix to make sure there is room. I'll post results about his surgery and consciousness as soon as I get them.
Mom Kissing T:
T's current condition:
The bundle of cords on his chest is like a train station of IV lines. I have no idea how they keep track of every little tube. It's insane.
These sensors attached to his head are for an EKG machine. They read his brain activity. These sensors alone cost over $1500!
EKG monitor
T's Tower of Meds. Each little monitor is a different med being pumped through its own IV.
Praying Janelle! praying! <3
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