My baby is on a ventilator because of H1N1

 You have been through too much already.  I will keep you and Mikey, and the rest of your family in my thoughts.

 Oh my gosh I am so sorry this is happening to you or any child for that matter.  Little Michael will be in my prayers and I hope he gets better by leaps and bounds very soon!

 Im so sorry youre going through this, Micheal will be in my daily prayers from today..Hang in there mum, its gonna be alright!{{hug}}}

On a side note, thankyou so much for posting your story....we have huge wait times in our province but I'm gonna go get my kids vaccinated tomorrow for sure!

God bless

I am praying for you

I am so sorry that you have to go through this!! My prayers are with you and your family that he gets through this - it seems like you have been through a lot and I am so sad for you that you have more suffereing.  Thank you so much also for sharing.  I know a lot of women are ambivalent about the shot on this board and I think your story will give many guidance.  For me it has helped me as I got the shot yesterday With Thimerisol- I was not happy about it but that is all that was available.  Hearing a story like this has made me feel better about my decision.... I am trying to hold off giving DS the shot to find one without thimeresol but leaning towards getting it sooner rather than later. 

Thanks

 Thank you all so much for your prayers and positive thoughts.  

As an alternative vaccinator, I have the utmost respect for parents making their own informed decisions about their children's vaccines.

It is important for me to share about Mikey not only for support, but to give other parents an additional piece to the information puzzle.

Please, please be on the lookout for dehydration.  Tears and a wet mouth do not equal hydration.  Even my local ER did not know this.  A child must be drinking and peeing at a decent rate in order to be possibly considered adequately hydrated.

Watch for neurological symptoms.  The news does not report on this for some reason.  Mikey lost his ability to swallow Friday morning.  After extensive imaging, his neurologist believes that he has not lost his swallow forever, just temporarily.  This flu, and possibly others?, can cause neurological deficits.  Most are not permanent, but they can wreak havoc on a system even while transient.

 If you take your child to a medical professional to be assessed, DO NOT leave until you believe your child has a decent plan for recovery that you feel comfortable administering.  We were discharged from the ER four times by two different hospitals.  My mommy panic was in overdrive and I was taking him to the ER multiple times a day.

Southernbelle, I read your post in CharlieCats' thread and I am so very sorry to hear this update.  The pain of losing a child is unparalleled.  Please let his mother know how deeply sorry I am.  I wish her the utmost in peace and healing, as well as patience with herself while she navigates this new, terrifically tragic world.

Thank you again everyone for your support.

 Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear you're going through this. God certainly gives some families more than their fair share to deal with it seems. I'll keep Mikey in my prayers. Please keep us updated on his progress. I'm so glad I (and hopefully) my youngest DD will be getting the H1N1 vaccine tomorrow.

I'm praying.  My moms best friend has h1n1 and is in icu, it is attacking her heart and lungs

Erica, still thinking about you all lots glad to read your updates seam a little brighter

much love always

Amy xx

Thinking of your son Mikey and your family yet. I hope he is doing better. Thanks to you my me and my boys have gotten our shot. Thank you for sharing your story, my thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope you have good new to share.

I'm so very sorry; I am praying for your family.

OMG I am so sorry. I will be/am praying my little butt off for your little boy and family.

I am so sorry this is happening. Michael will be in my thoughts and prayers.