Chloe's Road to Recovery
As most of you know, our precious baby girl Chloe is in the hospital. It all began a month and a half ago when we discovered that Chloe had a very low blood count and was hospitalized for a week. We were sent home from Sacred Heart Children's Hospital once,Chloe was stabilized and doing better without any answers. We've been driving back and forth for doctor's visits since then.
Fast forward to this last Friday, we were getting ready in the morning when Chloe started throwing up large amounts of blood. We were rushed to the Gritman hospital in Moscow and then flown via helicopter to Sacred Heart in Spokane. Only one of us could fly, so Tiffany has done a lot of driving with the help of friends and family while Anthony flew since he was a bit more steady. In Spokane, we finally figured out what was not only the cause of her throwing up but also the cause of her previous hospitalization. In simple talk, one of Chloe's bigger veins that runs from her liver to the rest of her body is clotted and has been most likely since she was in utero. Her body did its best to redirect the blood but the smaller veins that weren't meant to carry large quantities of blood are now what the doctors call "juicy" and prone to bursting/leaking, hence the vomiting/pooping of blood.
Spokane's hospital didn't have the right team of doctors for this situation so Anthony and Chloe were flown to Seattle Children's Hospital in the middle of the night while Tiffany drove with friends. We are now here where Chloe is stable and we await the verdict of how they will fix the problem, which is fixable, and when it will happen. She has very complicated veins so the doctors will be doing lots of exams to figure it out. We will most likely be here for 2+ weeks and will be missing work and school as well as needing to go out for food. We don't want to have to worry about bills or our meals so we can focus on our little lady getting better.
Every little bit helps and we thank you so much for your prayers/contributions to helping our little girl recover. It's been a scary experience but she will be better soon enough and we are thankful that we can discover what's going on and fix it.
