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21 Month Old Trauma

The trauma of being in a hospital for a 21 month old is not only horrific for him, but also his parents. We appreciate the hospital care but have come to a point of extreme frustration as they take forever to tend to a child who literally hasn’t slept in 48 hours apart from a two hour nap. (Apart from the oxygen scare) The delirium has set in late last night and all he wanted was to be taken home…. Helpless parents beyond sad and worn down, don’t know how to stop the fits of delirium as he becomes a different person and can’t even look at you. It’s as if he’s in a different world. How to help? You can’t.
I’ve had three hours of sleep myself and am exhausted. Pleading with the Lord that our son will be okay and not get worse once taken home and that all the testing’s will come back clear. Its a very scary position as a parent not knowing if you are acting too soon or not soon enough.
More details later…