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[quote]As an RN I would say the empty IV bag would have had nothing to do with your son’s passing. My heart is breaking for you.[/quote] They kept having problems getting his IV to flow so they had placed a pressure sleeve on the outside of the IV bag and we're applying pressure to it....

[quote]249/Willowbrook Mall?[/quote] Yes that's the one....

[quote]has there been any info regarding the service[/quote] We cannot make any service arrangements yet. The medical examiner said the investigation could take up to month or even longer. So we are just stuck waiting for now....

Life Savers Emergency room was where we took him to get checked out for the flu. The ER he was taken to is Methodist hospital. The freaking clinic has Winnie the Pooh painted on all the walls and children's toys every where. We thought he would be safe there....

I have my son's medical records and more information now. He went into cardiac arrest or asytole as the report says. The ER doctor mentions the comment my wife made about air being in his IV and she goes on to say "Frankly, I am confused about the series of events leading to his death". This was the...

I have family in the medical field and each of them has said the same things. Wrong medication Too much medication Air embolism The IV was inserted in his little artery instead of his vein...

They had kept him there for 6 hours when this happened and the doctor had just asked to keep him another 6 to 8 hours. We don’t understand why. He was sitting up in the bed drinking fluids and eating gummy bears just a few hours before everything went wrong. His pediatrician is telling me his tests...

We are just waiting now and hoping the coroners office can provide us answers to what happened. We were told it could take a month or longer for the investigation to be finished....

My cousin is an attorney here in Houston. Her firm recommended we contact a specific firm here in Houston who only take select cases. That firm has taken my son’s case....

[quote]If he received any medication at the hospital, especially IV fluids[/quote] He was receiving saline and glucose through an IV. The doctors and nurse were having a great deal of trouble with his IV from the very beginning. They could not get it to flow properly. When he went into arrest his...

Today wasn't easy. We took our son to see PJ Masks live last Sunday. The last good memory I have with him. We're making it though. You don't realize how big your extended family is until tragedy strikes....

Vita Malt and not just any, the Classic....

I've recently volunteered to sacrifice myself into an active volcano to save a small island culture. I bought myself a pimp set of luggage to get me there....

You people are full blown crazy and I thank you for it and for the first laugh I've had in 5 days....

[quote]Were you in the room when it happened? I only ask bc I have never been asked to be out of the room at the Dr office with my child. So I'm curious if he was being treated and you couldn't see what they were doing. [/quote] I wasn't there when it happened. I had left once to go get my wife ...

[quote]What were his symptoms that prompted the clinic visit? [/quote] He wasn't feeling well over the weekend, mostly Friday night and Saturday. Some vomiting and a small fever. On Sunday we took him to see PJ Masks Live at the Smart Financial Center and he seemed to be doing OK. Monday morning...

[quote]I didn't get vaccinated but my son did. He came down with the flu on Friday so I'm just waiting to get sick myself." Man I'm very sorry. Do you think it has something to do with the flu? [/quote] Man I was even thinking about this post. He tested negative for flu, strep and everything...

[quote]If there is a financial burden, please let us on the OT help. Link up where in your OP. [/quote] Thank you so much for the offer. We are fine and very able to take care of any and all financial burdens. At this time we are not even able to make any funeral plans. It could take a month or...

[quote]I'd be ready to kill a mfer. Damn... [/quote] Oh trust me that thought has run through my head too many times already and I'm still trying to process things....

[quote]Do you have other children? [/quote] He was our only child....