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Update: HempHead's Nephew Edition
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:37 pm
Last year, around July or so, I came to you kind folks with the trials and tribulations that my brother, his wife, and their son were going through. He had developed a fluid mass on his lung in utero, and his chances for survival weren't exactly rosy.
Thanks to the staff at Texas Children's Hospital, and the support of family, friends, and the good folks of tOT, my little nephew is in almost perfect health. He has gone from being on ECMO, to ventilators, to continuous oxygen support, and now to very limited oxygen supplements. Nowadays, he can make it well over a day without any kind of outside treatment.
I want, once again, to thank you all for your prayers, support, and financial contribution to his success. I'll try to supply some pictures of the round mound of cuteness soon.
Thanks to the staff at Texas Children's Hospital, and the support of family, friends, and the good folks of tOT, my little nephew is in almost perfect health. He has gone from being on ECMO, to ventilators, to continuous oxygen support, and now to very limited oxygen supplements. Nowadays, he can make it well over a day without any kind of outside treatment.
I want, once again, to thank you all for your prayers, support, and financial contribution to his success. I'll try to supply some pictures of the round mound of cuteness soon.
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:39 pm to HempHead
Great news!
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:39 pm to HempHead
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the round mound of cuteness
Cheers to the round mound of cuteness. May that boy live a full and normal life.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:40 pm to HempHead
Glad to hear, having a baby is hard enough without health factors to consider. It takes real strength from your brother & SIL to get through something like that. Continued prayers for your nephew.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:41 pm to HempHead
Glad to hear little man is doing well.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:41 pm to O
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Cheers to the round mound of cuteness. May that boy live a full and normal life.
Whenever I see him on houseparty, he is a bouncing ball of footwork and rhythm. Uncle Hemp is going to buy him a drum set as soon as he can work the pedals, if nothing else but to piss off mom and dad
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:42 pm to HempHead
Glad to hear. I followed his journey for a while through the go fund me emails. Haven’t gotten one in a while and assumed the best.
Again, glad to hear it.
Again, glad to hear it.
This post was edited on 2/27/21 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:43 pm to HempHead
It's great to hear that that little feller is coming around. It will be cool when he can start building his cardio to play a little ball. 
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:44 pm to HempHead
that's awesome news man
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:46 pm to NawlinsTiger9
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:47 pm to HempHead
frick yeah brother - ty for sharing the update :)
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:48 pm to HempHead
Awesome news.
I held my first nephew last year, I want to cry everytime I see the little thing.
No kids yet, so the little dude is all I gotz.
I held my first nephew last year, I want to cry everytime I see the little thing.
No kids yet, so the little dude is all I gotz.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 8:46 pm to HempHead
What a doll!!!
Posted on 2/27/21 at 8:50 pm to HempHead
That is awesome man. Always great to hear success stories like this. I bet the little dude grows up to be one hell of a force.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 8:58 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
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That is awesome man. Always great to hear success stories like this. I bet the little dude grows up to be one hell of a force.
His pop managed to relocate and transition to a completely new sector. Mama will stay at home for some while. Even has 3/4 of his grandparents moving to look after him. Not a shabby childhood, I would think.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:04 pm to HempHead
Sounds like the stars are aligning to me. That kid is going to benefit greatly from so much love, even if he never remembers it.
This post was edited on 2/27/21 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:10 pm to HempHead
Fantastic news, man. I can't imagine how relieved y'all must be. Lil' man is going to be spoiled beyond his wildest dreams 
Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:13 pm to HempHead
Great news hemp!
Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:40 pm to HempHead
Man, this makes my day! Thanks for the update!
Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:50 pm to Coater
Thanks Hemp.
My youngest 2 were premies. They were boy/girl twins and weighed about 3 1/2 pounds. The boy had under developed lungs and had extra oxygen. They both were NICU. My daughter had a seizure at a week old and we almost lost her. She lost all of her eloctrolites and was lifeless and gray/ green. They adjusted her IV fluids and she started responding. My wife was there. About 5 am is when it started. The nurse called me at home getting ready for work. My wife was a wreck at the time and couldn’t get 2 words out. I dropped everything and drove to S’port about an hour away. She was doing better by the time I got there. She was green around the lips anymore. But d She was still gray.
She was still lifeless a with tubes and wires sticking out all over her body and completely unclothed in an incubator. She kept coming around but later that day they discovered a blood clot at the base of her brain. They monitored her for several days and measured her head daily for swelling. On the 4-5th day they decided to put a shunt in the next day. But her head quit swelling and they postponed it. Went down every day so the shunt wasn’t needed. We did discover that she had cerebral palsy though, but it was very mild. She wore constructive shoes and braces but that was about the extent of it. She developed as close to normal as she could.
Zoom ahead 17 years and she and her brother are graduating this year. She is first in her class and has a full ride to Tech. She scored a 30 on her ACT and has a 4.5 GPA. My son is graduating as well and is the picture of health. He’s going to trade school and taking industrial maintenance and sure he’ll do great. He’s just not a school guy.
Long story, but the sky is the limit for the little man. Just don’t underestimate the will power of kids. They are strong but damn lucky to have a caring family like y’all.
My youngest 2 were premies. They were boy/girl twins and weighed about 3 1/2 pounds. The boy had under developed lungs and had extra oxygen. They both were NICU. My daughter had a seizure at a week old and we almost lost her. She lost all of her eloctrolites and was lifeless and gray/ green. They adjusted her IV fluids and she started responding. My wife was there. About 5 am is when it started. The nurse called me at home getting ready for work. My wife was a wreck at the time and couldn’t get 2 words out. I dropped everything and drove to S’port about an hour away. She was doing better by the time I got there. She was green around the lips anymore. But d She was still gray.
She was still lifeless a with tubes and wires sticking out all over her body and completely unclothed in an incubator. She kept coming around but later that day they discovered a blood clot at the base of her brain. They monitored her for several days and measured her head daily for swelling. On the 4-5th day they decided to put a shunt in the next day. But her head quit swelling and they postponed it. Went down every day so the shunt wasn’t needed. We did discover that she had cerebral palsy though, but it was very mild. She wore constructive shoes and braces but that was about the extent of it. She developed as close to normal as she could.
Zoom ahead 17 years and she and her brother are graduating this year. She is first in her class and has a full ride to Tech. She scored a 30 on her ACT and has a 4.5 GPA. My son is graduating as well and is the picture of health. He’s going to trade school and taking industrial maintenance and sure he’ll do great. He’s just not a school guy.
Long story, but the sky is the limit for the little man. Just don’t underestimate the will power of kids. They are strong but damn lucky to have a caring family like y’all.
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