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Michael's Medical Bills

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Recently my grandson Michael Batham (only 16) was in a tragic auto accident (Oct. 26th, 2013), my daughter Jill (now 12 weeks pregnant) is overwhelmed of their medical costs. I created this fundraiser for to help pay Michael's medical needs. THIS WAS NOT DRUG RELATED, HE JUST GOT AN OLD TRUCK AND HIS LICENSE, AND WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM HIS JOB FROM TACO BELL.



Getting the dreaded phone call around 7pm, from one of my daughters while I was at my youngest daughters house, Alex said with with grief spoken words "Mikey's been in a bad accident, and he is in the ICU unit, and we need prayers, it looks really bad". As I hung up the phone, I quickly went up the stairs to my youngest daughter and told her, while clutching her and the both of us crying in devastation...
this is difficult for me to post, still brings tears to my eyes...


SATURDAY OCT.26TH AT 11:32PM

FIRST TEXT MESSAGE;
TUBE IN EACH LUNG, LUNGS ARE BRUISED BADLY. AIR IN HIS BODY FROM IMPACT AND POSSIBLY NEEDING TO CUT FROM STERNUM TO BELLY BUTTON TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT INTERNAL DAMAGES. PRESSURE SENSOR PUT IN SKULL TO MEASURE ANY SWELLING THAT MAY HAPPEN NEXT FEW DAYS. HE WILL BE SEDATED FOR A MINIMUM OF 3DAYS TO HELP HEAL HIS CHEST. FRACTURED RIBS NO BROKEN BONES AS FAR AS THEY KNOW AS NOW.


(THERE WAS A 5 HOURS OF NOT KNOWING ANYTHING)


SUNDAY OCT. 27TH AT 4:26AM


THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE, THEY ARE CHANGING HIS VENTILATOR. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE IS VERY LOW. THEY HAVE HIM ON MEDS FOR THAT BUT HARD DUE TO BRAIN SWELLING, THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP DOWN. HE IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE RIGHT NOW. PLEASE PRAY WE DON'T LOSE HIM.


SUNDAY OCT. 27TH AT 8:25AM
HE HAS A TUBE IN EACH LUNG FOR DRAINING, RIBS 2-9 ARE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES, CHEEK BONES FRACTURED, TRACHEA TORN, LUNGS BADLY BRUISED, THEY HAVE HIS BLOOD PRESSURE UP BUT STABLE, HIS BRAIN IS TRYING TO SWELL MORE, JUST HOPE, HOPE, HOPE, THAT HE WILL PULL THROUGH RECOVERY. DOC SAID MICHAEL'S BODY HAS TO MAINTAIN O2 TO BRAIN AND KEEP HEALING ITSELF FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.



SUNDAY OCT. 27TH AT 10:24AM
HIS BRAIN SWELLING HAS TO CONTINUE TO STAY 24ISH. THAT SHOULD BE 20. BUT STILL BETTER THAN 32 EARLIER. THEY WANT TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO SCAN HIS BRAIN AGAIN. THAT SHOULD TAKE AT LEAST AN HOUR.


MESSAGE;
JILL (MICHAEL'S MOM) CALLED THE NEUROLOGIST CAME IN AND GAVE HER WORSE CASE SCENARIO NEWS, SO SHE WAS QUITE SHAKEN BY THAT, THEY HAVE NO IDEA THE EXTENT OF THE BRAIN DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SWELLING OF HIS BRAIN. THEY MAY DO SURGERY TO REMOVE PRESSURE FROM THE BRAIN. KEEP PRAYING.!!!


TODAY HE IS WALKING, REMEMBERS, AND EVEN TALKS. WE HAVE MICHAEL BACK, THANKS TO THE PRAYERS AND SUPPORT FROM ALL OF YOU, GOD BLESS YOU ALL...
HE STILL HAS A VERY LONG RECOVERY, PLEASE HELP ANY WAY YOU CAN...THANK YOU !!!


HE IS IN Need of donations for physical rehab costs and visits to the ER, due to medical complication.

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Terry Freeman
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Durham, CA

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