natalie-update.org

Well, it has been awhile since I posted an update.  Almost 3 months.  It was because “life was good” and Natalie was doing really well.

However, as things can change on a moments notice with a special needs child, today things changed.

Natalie came home from school asleep yesterday (Friday) and we didn’t think much of it as sometimes it wears her out and she is just wiped out and tired.  But this morning, she wouldn’t wake up.  And of course, I was out of town at a Fire Department conference to make matters a little more stressful.  All I can say is I am glad that there were no police running radar and my car held together to get home!

Natalie was unresponsive this morning (Saturday) and after checking with the doctors, we determined that we needed to take her to the hospital.  Usually we can wake her up from one of her deep sleeps, but not this morning.  Her oxygen saturations were really low, so we called an ambulance to transport her because of the need for oxygen and monitoring.  Her breathing was labored and she just wouldn’t respond to anything.

Our local heroes from Burlington Fire/EMS responded quickly and they were even concerned as the guys that responded had treated Natalie before.  It was decided that the best route to take would be to transport her via helicopter to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for evaluation.

After several hours in the emergency room, we were moved to a private room on the floor.  It was rather quickly determined that Natalie wasn’t breathing very well, so they sent her to radiology for a head CT.  After that, up to ICU we went.

We still aren’t sure what is going on with her and why she isn’t responsive yet.  From what we can tell, all of her test results so far are not raising any red flags.

I will keep you up to date with any changes and news on how she is doing as we can get it on here.

Thanks in advance for prayers and support!