Please Pray for Campbell

written by Blue:

This past weekend we had a frightening experience that we would like to make you aware of. Friday morning was normal with exception that Papaw (my Dad) was in town. I fed Campbell her breakfast and went to play with her in the bonus room. After a few minutes of playing, Campbell let a painful scream out and slowly went down to the ground on her hands and knees. I went and picked her up and her body was limp in my arms. Heather heard the painful crying and came in and noticed that Campbell’s eyes were rolling back and she couldn’t hold up her head. We immediately laid her down and noticed that she had lost all color, her lips had turned blue, and she was basically unresponsive. We immediately grabbed her and drove to the ER. Heather drove (fast) and I sat in the back with Campbell. While in the car, I tried to get Campbell to respond. She would not respond and just stared out the window with a blank stare.

By the time we had reached the hospital Heather had already spoken to our nurse and they contacted the hospital to make them aware of our situation. When we arrived at the ER they took us straight back. At this point Campbell started coming back around and within another 30 – 45 minutes was back to normal. My Dad brought Campbell’s diaper bag to the ER and Heather’s mom came as well. Just so I don’t leave my Mom out, she called and text several times. Heather’s dad was keeping up with the situation as well. While there, our pediatrician sent Heather a text to find out the details and another doctor from her group stopped by to check on Campbell. They ran numerous tests – EKG, took blood, and had to insert a catheter to get a urine sample. Each test came back with good results. Praise the Lord! The ER doc said that she might have had a seizure.

Saturday morning we had an appointment with Dr. Butcher. Dr. Butcher is a blessing from the Lord. I want to take a minute to tell you how she became our pediatrician. Before Campbell was born, we had already chosen our pediatrician group, Carolina Pediatrics. After Campbell was born, Dr. Butcher came to check on us the second day. We were supposed to be discharged on the third day, but since Dr. Butcher was able to come see us the evening of the second day we were able to leave early. At 8:30 pm Dr. Butcher came in to walk us through the next couple of days. She spent over an hour with us. Only because of her help was Heather able to breastfeed. She prepared us immensely to be parents of a newborn. Dr. Butcher treated us as though we were paying her a million dollars. We left and I told Heather that Dr. Butcher would not rest if something ever happened to Campbell; therefore she became our pediatrician at that moment. I never thought anything more of making that statement until last weekend.

At our appointment Saturday, Dr. Butcher said she wanted to know every detail. She wanted to know how Campbell was laying on the ground when I went to pick her up. In order to get this detail, Dr. Butcher laid in the floor in different positions until she had a perfect picture of what that awful moment looked like in order to be as precise as possible in helping us. She asked such detailed questions. That is just one example of several, in which she went the extra mile for Campbell. She feels certain that Campbell had a seizure and is sending her to a pediatric neurologist for an EEG. We are still working on getting the appointment scheduled. We plan on requesting an MRI after the EEG.

Since this time, Dr. Butcher called Heather Sunday night and text her Monday morning to check on Campbell. Thankfully, we have been able to report that Campbell has been happy and playing and being her normal joyful self.

Through this trial we have experienced God’s faithfulness and love. We are so thankful for the support of our family, church family, and friends.

Please pray:

1. That God would be glorified through our family and this trial.

2. That we would consider this trial a joy (James 1).

3. For healing for Campbell.

4. That the EEG would be schedule, read, and a follow-up appointment be expedited.

5. That the EEG does NOT reveal anything.

6. For Mom and Dad – that we would grow in faith, and trust the Lord. Pray that our minds would be protected.

These pictures were taken well into our time in the ER when Campbell was back to her normal self.