Hailey's Story
In early February, my cousin's beautiful little girl, Hailey Rae began battling the flu. On February 6th, she was admitted to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing and fevers that were spiking.
On February 7th, little Hailey was moved to the ICU for constant supervision and so the doctors could monitor her more closely. She then was transferred to the PICU because her little body wasn't responding to the treatments that were being administered. While in the PICU they had to intubate and place her on a ventilator. In addition, she was also placed on a feeding tube and received tons of antibiotics through an IV. As if that wasn't enough on her little body, she also had a staph infection that she received while in the hospital and had to receive a blood transfusion. This little girl has been through so much in such a short period of time.
Since being admitted to the hospital in early February, there have been a few times where doctor's have taken the tubes out and as well as taking her off the ventilator. Unfortunately, little Hailey's body is still struggling to breathe on it's own.
On March 4th, Hailey underwent a surgical procedure so doctor's could see if there was anything obstructing her airways. The procedure revealed that there is a long section of her airway that has significant granulated scaring resulting from the staph infection she received at the hospital after her initial intubation. The area was dilated and she was intubated once again. It will take a few days to determine how successful that procedure was, since extubating her will also cause irritation and inflammation as well. The doctor also indicated she will likely require more than one of these procedures to resolve the problem because the affected area is so narrow. He said Hailey will likely be facing a long road to recovery.
My cousin and his family have been through so much this past month and watching their 8-month little girl having to endure so much has been extremely difficult. Aaron and Gabby are such wonderful parents and I am continuely amazed by the love and strength they have for their little girl and the family around them. They have put their faith in God and grateful for every prayer and every miracle.
On February 7th, little Hailey was moved to the ICU for constant supervision and so the doctors could monitor her more closely. She then was transferred to the PICU because her little body wasn't responding to the treatments that were being administered. While in the PICU they had to intubate and place her on a ventilator. In addition, she was also placed on a feeding tube and received tons of antibiotics through an IV. As if that wasn't enough on her little body, she also had a staph infection that she received while in the hospital and had to receive a blood transfusion. This little girl has been through so much in such a short period of time.
Since being admitted to the hospital in early February, there have been a few times where doctor's have taken the tubes out and as well as taking her off the ventilator. Unfortunately, little Hailey's body is still struggling to breathe on it's own.
On March 4th, Hailey underwent a surgical procedure so doctor's could see if there was anything obstructing her airways. The procedure revealed that there is a long section of her airway that has significant granulated scaring resulting from the staph infection she received at the hospital after her initial intubation. The area was dilated and she was intubated once again. It will take a few days to determine how successful that procedure was, since extubating her will also cause irritation and inflammation as well. The doctor also indicated she will likely require more than one of these procedures to resolve the problem because the affected area is so narrow. He said Hailey will likely be facing a long road to recovery.
My cousin and his family have been through so much this past month and watching their 8-month little girl having to endure so much has been extremely difficult. Aaron and Gabby are such wonderful parents and I am continuely amazed by the love and strength they have for their little girl and the family around them. They have put their faith in God and grateful for every prayer and every miracle.