Kade's History

Hello,
Our little Mr Kade is having a very hard time with life right now. At exactly ten months after he was born he had to rush back to the same hospital to get him treated for Intussusception. This required an emergency surgery to try to resolve. We have had a lot of trying times so far and have ended up at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha to get him the best care he can have.

We have decided to keep an update here on how Kade is doing so the you can follow along with his progress and be as informed as possible from us on a ongoing basis. We have been trying to send emails to everyone we can but I'm sure along the way we may have missed some. Please send this blog to whoever you like so that they can be informed as well.

The Medical History

Kade stated not feeling well late Saturday night(06-06). He was unable to keep any food down and was very restless. On Sunday morning(06-07) Kade was taken into the ER to be looked at. Kade was treated for the Flu and sent home.

Monday (06-08)

After a lot of love and care and a few more worried calls to the ER we made our way to Monday and got into to see his Dr right way, he seemed to be getting worse and not better he was unable to keep more than 2oz of fluid down. The Dr had us go to the Saint Elizabeth's to get X-Rays and a procedure done right away to get his small intestines back where they need to be. Kade's smaller intestines were being swallowed up by his bowel. This can occur in a small percent of children under 1 years age, but very important to be treated as soon as possible.

The first treatment was done under a X-Ray machine confirmed that Kade had Intussusception. They were able to used a enema treatment to get things almost back into place, 90 percent of the way, but they were unable to complete the whole process in that manner. So Kade would need to undergo surgery to complete everything. Kade was taken into surgery about 2:30pm on Monday. The doctor was able to complete the process and also take out his appendix. At around 5:30 he was back into Mommy arms and in his recovery room. We were so happy to see our little guy. He would open his eyes and look at us a few moments at a time over the evening, and make some noises as well. At one point he even tried to crawl. We were happy to see his spirit and his eyes. He was running a temp but everything seemed to be on track.

Tuesday (06-09)

During the morning hours on Tuesday Kade had a turn for the worse in the middle of the night. His temp would not go down and he was not responding very well. The doctors had to place another iv into his tiny body to help get him more fluids. It was very touch and go. They made a call to move to him to Omaha Children Hospital so that he could have better care and treatment.

Allison and I were both with him on the way in the ambulance and he seemed to be stable until the last 5 minutes when he started having trouble breathing. They rushed him into the ER and after about an hour they were about to get him stable. They sent him right into surgery to try to determine what the cause of the problem may be.

They were able to help Kade by opening him back up to relive a lot of tension he had built up inside. His intestines are very sick and have required them to it place him on a lot of medications to help fight the possible infection. They are keeping him asleep and have hooked up everything they can to allow his body to rest and fight off anything. Right now Kade is in critical condition in the ICU. The staff here as been wonderful and taking extra special care of our Mr. Kade. They are also giving him medication to keep him temporarily paralyzed so that he doesn't try to move and cause greater problems internally or externally.

On Tuesday afternoon they did have to do another emergency procedure surgery to help free more pressure and fluids that were starting to build up inside. As of now the are leaving Kade's belly open so that they can drain out more fluid. The doctors have said that he is looking better but we have another 48 to 72 hours before we are out of the woods. We have been praying for the strength to ride this storm out. We have had a lot of family here today to help support us and a visit from one of our Pastors. Your calls and emails have helped get us through this rough time. We pray that we can get the rest we need to help with the fight. Please know that we are so thankful for all your prayers and it is truly helping to carry us through the day.

Wednesday Morning (08-10)

Kade has been stable for most of the night. Thanks to your Prayers!!!! Allison and I were able to get a few hours of sleep and that has helped us prepare for another long day. He has been a really tough guy through this whole process. He remains in a very sedated state so the he feels no pain, and won't remember anything. As the morning has progressed a few things have become a concern and they are calling in all the specialist they need to make the right choices.

Kade has been switched over to another ventilation system that does a better job of giving him a consist flow of oxygen. His arm and legs are very cold but have gaining a lot of color back. He is quite swollen at the time due to the need to give his body all the fluids it needs. He has had a big decrease in urine output over the last 6 hours. Which due to the amount of fluids they need to put in can be a concern. They are currently doing ultrasounds to find out what the best plan of action will be. One of which may be another surgery today to open up the belly area more and release more pressure that could be building up. They don't want the kidneys to be damaged or stop working.

One day at a time and small steps is the best plan. I cannot even describe to you how wonderful everything and everyone here as been. As Kade's Daddy I have full trust that every choice they make is the best for Kade and God has put him here to get my boy better. They have informed us that Kade stay here will not be short. As far as we know to could be at least 2 weeks or more.