Sandy Dean is a Girl Scout leader at Crestwood. Her son is in critical condition. Please read, check out the link to the care pages, send her a message, and pray.
Thanks,
Beverly
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Beverly Dickinson
Rockford Neighborhood Girl Scouts
874-8926
304-2615 (cell)
beverlyd@charter.net
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> Most of you have heard about Lt. Dean's son Nick. He is still in Critical Condition at Devos Children's Hospital, but his condition has stabilized and doctors are optimistic. To keep up with Nick's progress, there is a Care Pages site that will be updated. The link to the website is as follows:
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> http://www.carepages.com/carepages/215381/invitations/1061423/2b272032981f1e403dfcabc3301d044ec920d9fb?client_code=devos&ipc=miv
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> You will have to create a profile and log in to view it. It only takes a minute. The following is taken from his Care Pages site and gives a run down on what happened. As of tonight (Saturday) Nick is stabilized, but still intubated. Your prayers are what is needed right now. Please keep Nick, Pat, Sandy, Ginger and their whole family in your thoughts and prayers.
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> The week of June 7th, Nick complained of a sore throat, cough and runny nose. Had a strep test and that was negative. Nick felt better on Saturday By Monday, Nick was running a fever and developed left leg pain that night. He was seen by his doctor on Tuesday and sent into the ER for tests and then was sent home. Wednesday, June 9th, his pediatrician called and said they had found bacteria in Nick's blood and Nick was admitted into DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, for bacteremia.
> Thursday Nick's condition continued to deteriorate. High fevers, headaches, and left leg pain. He was moved into the Pediatric ICU Thursday. Nick had labored breathing (due to lots of fluid in his lungs) and low blood pressure and fever after fever. The afternoon led to what seemed like Nick doing "pretty good". He was laughing and joking and watching movies Thursday evening.
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> During the early morning hours Friday, however, his condition changed rapidly. Within a few hours he went from "holding his own" to having to be intubated and several more IV's put in to deliver more medication. Nick's blood pressure kept dropping as he became septic. The bacteria was dying off and leaving his blood stream and flooding into his body. Nick is sedated (so he will not remember this after he has recovered)and on a ventilator. PRAY! Right now, with his condition, he cannot have adolescent visitors. He is in the ICU and until he gets more stable, visitation is limited to family and adults.
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> Use this website as a way to relay your care and concern to Nick and his family. Nick is a strong, independent, handsome 13 year old who just finished his 7th grade year. Nick's hobbies include snowboarding, football, soccer, gaming and hanging out with friends. Nick lives in Rockford with his Mom Sandy, his Dad Pat, his sister Ginger, and their dog, Sparky. His plans for the summer include boating and tubing, riding go-carts, football camp(s), Springhill Camp, hanging with friends and catching up with cousins in Mt. Pleasant.
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> Saturday June 12, 2010 8:30PM: The results of the bone scan came back as clear! No sign of the
> bacteria in the bones. This is great news. Nick woke a little from
> the sedation and blinked his eyes a few times and moved his arm.
> These are good signs too.
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