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advice needed please in a panic :(

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iliketosleep · 01/10/2008 20:11

Today my 15 week old nephew stopped breathing and had to be given mouth to mouth. He has now been transferred to b'ham childrens hospital, sedated and put on respitery (??) aid. They suspect a viral infection.

I was with him on friday with my 5 week old DD and am now petrified the same could happen

is a viral infection contagious??

any advice gratefully recieved

TIA

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seb1 · 03/10/2008 21:52

So sorry

Saggarmakersbottomknocker · 04/10/2008 09:09

oh ILTS - that's dreadful news. I'm so sorry.

ImnotMamaGbutsheLovesMe · 04/10/2008 09:11

Oh love, I am so sorry for all your family.

How is your DD?

SaintRiven · 04/10/2008 09:14

I'm so sorry at this news.

Buda · 04/10/2008 09:19

Oh how terrible.

Poor little mite.

fitnfortyone · 04/10/2008 11:40

{{{hugs}}} so sorry to hear this, it all happened so quickly

brimfull · 04/10/2008 11:45

how sad
I am so sorry

marchbunny · 04/10/2008 11:46

Really sorry

Nbg · 04/10/2008 11:49

So sorry

debzmb62 · 04/10/2008 11:59

sorry to thinking of you and your family at this very sad time "

LilRedWG · 04/10/2008 12:02

Thinking of you and yours at the awful time.

tortoise · 04/10/2008 12:07

I'm so sorry to read this.

herbietea · 04/10/2008 12:11

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ShowOfHands · 04/10/2008 12:15

Oh I'm so sorry. I'm thinking of you and your family.

Notreallycoping · 04/10/2008 12:16

Oh how awful, I am so sorry for all of you.

Will say a prayer for little one xx

lardybump · 04/10/2008 12:33

so sorry for your loss..

Upwind · 04/10/2008 12:49

So sorry to read this. Hope your DD is well.

cikecaka · 04/10/2008 12:57

I am so sorry

Cocolepew · 04/10/2008 13:01

So sorry for your familys loss

tots2ten · 04/10/2008 13:14

so sorry for your families loss

newforold · 04/10/2008 14:06

So sorry for all of you. Wishing you all some strength and peace. x x

lulumama · 04/10/2008 14:07

i am so very , very sorry to hear this terrible news. my thoughts and prayers are with your and yours at this time

ImnotMamaGbutsheLovesMe · 04/10/2008 17:42

I keep checking back, hoping for a miracle.

Thinking of you.

Original poster
iliketosleep · 04/10/2008 18:31

Thankyou all, im touched

it was a very big shock to us all after the progress he was making, but the mri scan discovered that his brain continued to swell and that he was braindead so there was really no hope for him

My brother has said that although they only had him for 16 weeks they gave him a happy life and he wanted for nothing. Birmingham childrens hospital were brilliant, putting blankets on him when DB and his DP said he felt cold and keeping him topped up on the maximum amount of morphine to guarentee he could not feel anything. They took his little hand and footprints and some photos to make into a memorial book and let them change him into a clean babygro before they removed the tubes.

It doesn't feel real, i read things like this in take a break, it doesnt happen in real life!!

R.I.P little samuel another twinkling star in the sky.

(DD is absolutly fine thankyou, to all that asked )

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McDreamy · 04/10/2008 18:37

I'm so sorry, how terribly sad, thinking of you. xxx

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