Alexis LaBoy's fight for new life.
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I would like to start by thanking all my family,friends and supporters for all the prayers and love given to the laboy and Mastres family over the last two weeks.
Thank you,Alexis and Madison are on the road to recovery.After twelve long days so far in ICU which they will remain for awhile.Madison was born on September 10,2015.Weighing 2lbs and 14oz,15+" long.After a picture perfect cesarean and one day healing in post pardom room.Alexis' body went into overload from preeclampsia and Lupus disease.Unable to breath and all organs shutting down wound her up in the ICU unit.
Thank God they decided to take the baby when they did.If not I was told I would of lost them both for sure.Life saved and now stable,breathing tubes and sadated to the max with Propofol. Alexis lives and is exhausted from fighting it the whole way through.Writing to me as she was sadated to the max.(Unbelievable) Now both baby and mommy are finally breathing on there own.Alexis was put on dialysis and will remain on it for awhile.For her heart and kidneys are still weak.
They are definitely fighting for each other but has away to go.Therefor they will continue to need all your prayers and support,it is definitely working.They have removed over 75 lbs of water from alexis already and still pumping. All are still unsure of what,why and how this all happened.As a young child alexis always complained of different issues.We have been to many a doctors.Neurologist,cardioliogist,therapys you name it weve been there.Never to be diagnosied,always a question never an answer.Excited for her 19th birthday on 8/14/2014 we could finally go to an adult primary.Maybe then we would find an answer?That is what we did explaining her issues and pointing out a rash on her face that was clearly not acne.Doctors telling her to wash her face better and giving her acne medicain.Images were taken showing lymph nodes through out her body.Much blood tests taken to.Primary assumed it to be cancer,first cervical telling her she could never have a baby.Her being scared made her want to have one.Now the search for a cancer doctor.Through much testing,blood,images and wrong medicine's.They now proceive it to be lymphoma,now came the biopsys of fluids,removal of lymph nodes.Four biopsy's of not showing cancer and scaring us half to death as she gets sicker.While I beg them to look for something else and help my baby.Winding up at the primary again for all this adnormal swelling that began.In the office alexis approched me with a little box in it was an itsy bitsy onezy that said"who needs a Fairy godmother when I have grandma"How could I be upset?Yes she is pregnant for the fact that she thought when she began treatment she wouldn't be able to have a baby.At this appointment she was told just because tests showed negative doesn't mean you dont have cancer and you should terminate the pregnancy.She was now high risk and terminated from the primary.
Now what to do?Water swelling means kidney issues,so now begin's the hunt for a kidney doctor.Unsuccessful for the fact of being high risk and undiagnoised.She remained untreated with enormous amounts of fluids building throughout her body.
Now came the cry for help before her and baby became deathly ill.Every week going to a different emergancy room only to be turned away.Now being five months pregnant we receive help from Bayfront hospital for the mear fact that at this piont she was literally leaking fluids from her pores of her skin.Believing we would now finally receive proper help.(Not the case)Our weekly visits to the OB were still bypassing all her blood work.Saying eveything looks good and probably has ademia.Yet not one thing her body needed was in her,magnesium,protien,iron,you name it she didn't have it.As if she never even took a prenatal vitamin,which she did daily.
Seven months pregnant,200+ lbs and still blowing up with liquides poring out of her.We go to the Baby Place.MY GOD PLEASE HELP US THIS IS NOT NORMAL.Finally Three life saving doctors step up to the plate feeling our pain and tiredness.YES it is LUPUS the chromosome was in her the whole time.One doctor saw the rash on her face and atomatically noticed it was the butterfly rash that is the first tell sign of the disease.Which is now so sever and the worst kind of Lupus.One that attacks every part and organ in the body.Then came the caring kidney doctor who didn't even care about coverage for at this point it was now life or death for the both of them.There they admitted,treated and planed for the birth of baby Madison before it was to late for both of them."Thank you God"
Finally help after one straight year of begging and months of truly fighting for there lives.The prayers and blessings have worked and I am convinced that they will survive with a long recovary ahead of them.
Now comes the issue of will I survive?? Mother of five ranging from 8 to20 years old.Also need to care for Madison and her father who moved here just before her admittenance(Unprepared).Altogether there will be nine of us not including our loved dog,Panda.Aswell as Alexis' many reptiles,plus that she saves and loves dearly.Alexis is in collage to be a Zoologist and will definitally have to take a medical leave at this point.Though she has been doing and keeping up with her 100% grades even through her hospital stays.
The year of fighting for an answer has drained my savings and stressed my jobs.For I am self employed in the cleaning and construction field and had to give up many a job.I probably would of been okay and caught up with a struggle.But the last twelve days have totally done me in.Not being able to or wanting to leave her side has put my home into a depression that we might not come out of.
So I ask for support and prayer from family, friends and all that see and understand.I need to make it.Not for me but for my children that desperatily need me.Ive been weak as well not even sure I can handle the overload of work right now that I need to pull in.If I dont make it how will they survive?How can I bring Alexis and Madison home?How can I give her the baby shower she so desparately deserves and needs?So she can see that there is a better,happier,healtier life for her and her baby.Those funds for baby shower were used to keep the house afloat as I held my babys hand through all this.Your prayers were surely heard for this I ask that your prays and possable help are heard for our whole family.Our family is in need and deserving of one more blessing from above.
So now I ask again for all your support that can be given.So our home can begin again this time with an answer and a cure.With that help im sure my babys will be safe and have that chance at life with there mother able to be by there side to support and forfill all there plans and dreams.
Thank you all,we would not have been able to pull through this if it wasn't for all of your support.
We love and miss all and apprieciate everyone.I will update you on what is to happen next so please keep posted for it is not over.
Sincerely,
Tara Mastres and Alexis Laboy
P.SPicture of Alexis holding Madison for the first time today.xoxoxoxo YAHHHHHH
Thank you,Alexis and Madison are on the road to recovery.After twelve long days so far in ICU which they will remain for awhile.Madison was born on September 10,2015.Weighing 2lbs and 14oz,15+" long.After a picture perfect cesarean and one day healing in post pardom room.Alexis' body went into overload from preeclampsia and Lupus disease.Unable to breath and all organs shutting down wound her up in the ICU unit.
Thank God they decided to take the baby when they did.If not I was told I would of lost them both for sure.Life saved and now stable,breathing tubes and sadated to the max with Propofol. Alexis lives and is exhausted from fighting it the whole way through.Writing to me as she was sadated to the max.(Unbelievable) Now both baby and mommy are finally breathing on there own.Alexis was put on dialysis and will remain on it for awhile.For her heart and kidneys are still weak.
They are definitely fighting for each other but has away to go.Therefor they will continue to need all your prayers and support,it is definitely working.They have removed over 75 lbs of water from alexis already and still pumping. All are still unsure of what,why and how this all happened.As a young child alexis always complained of different issues.We have been to many a doctors.Neurologist,cardioliogist,therapys you name it weve been there.Never to be diagnosied,always a question never an answer.Excited for her 19th birthday on 8/14/2014 we could finally go to an adult primary.Maybe then we would find an answer?That is what we did explaining her issues and pointing out a rash on her face that was clearly not acne.Doctors telling her to wash her face better and giving her acne medicain.Images were taken showing lymph nodes through out her body.Much blood tests taken to.Primary assumed it to be cancer,first cervical telling her she could never have a baby.Her being scared made her want to have one.Now the search for a cancer doctor.Through much testing,blood,images and wrong medicine's.They now proceive it to be lymphoma,now came the biopsys of fluids,removal of lymph nodes.Four biopsy's of not showing cancer and scaring us half to death as she gets sicker.While I beg them to look for something else and help my baby.Winding up at the primary again for all this adnormal swelling that began.In the office alexis approched me with a little box in it was an itsy bitsy onezy that said"who needs a Fairy godmother when I have grandma"How could I be upset?Yes she is pregnant for the fact that she thought when she began treatment she wouldn't be able to have a baby.At this appointment she was told just because tests showed negative doesn't mean you dont have cancer and you should terminate the pregnancy.She was now high risk and terminated from the primary.
Now what to do?Water swelling means kidney issues,so now begin's the hunt for a kidney doctor.Unsuccessful for the fact of being high risk and undiagnoised.She remained untreated with enormous amounts of fluids building throughout her body.
Now came the cry for help before her and baby became deathly ill.Every week going to a different emergancy room only to be turned away.Now being five months pregnant we receive help from Bayfront hospital for the mear fact that at this piont she was literally leaking fluids from her pores of her skin.Believing we would now finally receive proper help.(Not the case)Our weekly visits to the OB were still bypassing all her blood work.Saying eveything looks good and probably has ademia.Yet not one thing her body needed was in her,magnesium,protien,iron,you name it she didn't have it.As if she never even took a prenatal vitamin,which she did daily.
Seven months pregnant,200+ lbs and still blowing up with liquides poring out of her.We go to the Baby Place.MY GOD PLEASE HELP US THIS IS NOT NORMAL.Finally Three life saving doctors step up to the plate feeling our pain and tiredness.YES it is LUPUS the chromosome was in her the whole time.One doctor saw the rash on her face and atomatically noticed it was the butterfly rash that is the first tell sign of the disease.Which is now so sever and the worst kind of Lupus.One that attacks every part and organ in the body.Then came the caring kidney doctor who didn't even care about coverage for at this point it was now life or death for the both of them.There they admitted,treated and planed for the birth of baby Madison before it was to late for both of them."Thank you God"
Finally help after one straight year of begging and months of truly fighting for there lives.The prayers and blessings have worked and I am convinced that they will survive with a long recovary ahead of them.
Now comes the issue of will I survive?? Mother of five ranging from 8 to20 years old.Also need to care for Madison and her father who moved here just before her admittenance(Unprepared).Altogether there will be nine of us not including our loved dog,Panda.Aswell as Alexis' many reptiles,plus that she saves and loves dearly.Alexis is in collage to be a Zoologist and will definitally have to take a medical leave at this point.Though she has been doing and keeping up with her 100% grades even through her hospital stays.
The year of fighting for an answer has drained my savings and stressed my jobs.For I am self employed in the cleaning and construction field and had to give up many a job.I probably would of been okay and caught up with a struggle.But the last twelve days have totally done me in.Not being able to or wanting to leave her side has put my home into a depression that we might not come out of.
So I ask for support and prayer from family, friends and all that see and understand.I need to make it.Not for me but for my children that desperatily need me.Ive been weak as well not even sure I can handle the overload of work right now that I need to pull in.If I dont make it how will they survive?How can I bring Alexis and Madison home?How can I give her the baby shower she so desparately deserves and needs?So she can see that there is a better,happier,healtier life for her and her baby.Those funds for baby shower were used to keep the house afloat as I held my babys hand through all this.Your prayers were surely heard for this I ask that your prays and possable help are heard for our whole family.Our family is in need and deserving of one more blessing from above.
So now I ask again for all your support that can be given.So our home can begin again this time with an answer and a cure.With that help im sure my babys will be safe and have that chance at life with there mother able to be by there side to support and forfill all there plans and dreams.
Thank you all,we would not have been able to pull through this if it wasn't for all of your support.
We love and miss all and apprieciate everyone.I will update you on what is to happen next so please keep posted for it is not over.
Sincerely,
Tara Mastres and Alexis Laboy
P.SPicture of Alexis holding Madison for the first time today.xoxoxoxo YAHHHHHH
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