On Monday the 13th of April Elijah had a little accident. I was doing dishes and Elijah was playing in the kitchen when he tripped and bumped his head into our heavy wooden benches for our table. I was to him immediately to see his head start to grow right before my eyes. It grew to about 2 inches out within about 30 seconds so I knew he needed his factor immediately. I was also concerned because it grew so fast that it started to open up the skin on the outside and bleed slightly.
I put Elijah down, even though he was still screaming, and grabbed the factor supplies and the phone. I called my good friend Shauni Snow who said she was coming right over. We got him factored within 10 minutes of the accident but I knew that he also needed to be seen at Primary Children's Hospital to make sure he was not bleeding under the skull as well. Shauni took Abe so that Elijah and I could start our 40 minute ride to the hospital.
The Hematology Department told us to go right to the ER for a head CT. Elijah definitely did not enjoy being confined to the table for the scan but the results showed that the bleeding was just on the outside of the skull. We were released after 3 hours and sent home.
It's been 5 days now since his accident and it looks like he has the bud of a little horn on his head and it's a nice yellow/green/purple/blue color all around it. It will take several weeks for the blood to go down in that area but we are once again feeling so blessed to have the factor available to us right in our home and a hospital that is close enough to help us when in need. Elijah is an active child and we are sure this will not be his last quick run to the hospital.
2 comments:
I'm so glad everything turned out okay. I'm so thankful for medicine as well.
Thank goodness his is ok. You are such a good Mommy Cayr! He is very blessed to have you.
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