Hi All,
I apologize for the late email but I wanted to keep everyone up to date on Chloe's status. For those of you who haven't heard Chloe was hospitalized on Thursday, October 8th. We brought her in emergently to NY Presbyterian Cornell for what was diagnosed as septic shock. The staff in the peds ER were wonderful in the way they expedited her care, testing and transfer to the PICU. Once transferred to the PICU her status worsened and she required intubation because her respirations had become more labored and epinephrine and dopamine to support her blood pressure. Her lumbar puncture diagnosed her with bacterial meningitis (strep pneumo) which contributed to her septic shock. Since then she has required multiple blood transfusions, platelets and fresh frozen plasma. The CT scan that she received showed "areas of concern." Today we received the results of her MRI and although the final reading has not been completed the preliminary results show many small areas where damage (infarct) has occurred. The extent of damage is uncertain. We were reassured by the neurologist that it is better have to smaller areas rather than a large area of damage. He also mentioned that she was fortunate that this happened at a younger age where infants have more brain cells than they actually need - in a nutshell, her ability to relearn motor tasks is much better. He did say she will have a long road to recovery and until she wakes up we really have no idea to what extent the damage has taken on her. Chloe currently remains in a medically induced coma and is stable and resting comfortably.
Michelle and I remain positive during this difficult time and are very thankful that we have a large support system in our faith, family, friends and coworkers. We ask that you keep Chloe in your thoughts and prayers so that she may recover from this illness quickly and without any permanent neurological impairment.
We will keep you all updated with her status.
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