Finn Corrigan's Tri-Hospital Adventure

November 2019:
ALL previous donations went to directly to Finn’s medical bills & helped Sean & I make ends meet from being absent from work. The outpouring of love & support is amazing & we appreciate every single person who has helped.

This trip will be a little different from March, although it’s not  an “emergency” it’s a necessity. Finn & I (Mom) will be heading to Philadelphia for a few days to seek a 2nd opinion & discuss the advice with experts. Finn has Hyperinsulinism, a rare disease that effects about 1 in 60,000 babies. In layman’s terms, it’s the opposite of diabetes. His body produces too much insulin which makes his blood glucose drop into dangerous levels.From what we know, he’s the only one in our home town that has this, possibly the whole state. We need to learn the type he has & how to better manage it at home. 

Since March, we’ve also learned that Finn has SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) as well. Making this trip even more of a nightmare because it’s out of his normal routine. 

We’re asking for donations & prayers once more to help with travel expenses (plane tickets, hotel, rental car, food), additional medical bills, & anything else that might pop up while we’re away. Thank you so much for considering. 

March 2019:
Finn is a VERY active 14 month old boy. He loves to eat pizza, play with his older brother, Fisher, and has the loudest Pterodactyl screech you've ever heard! 

On Saturday March 2nd, Finn was rushed to the Emergency Room in at Wyoming Medical Center presenting with symptoms of something neurological. His eyes weren't able to track, his gaze was straight forward with no eye movement, his body became heavy and limp and he refused to stand or put any weight on his legs. In the ER, he was taken for a CT scan which shows nothing neurologically wrong. After doing blood work, they discovered his blood glucose levels were critically low at 34 (Normal range is between 70-110). He was admitted to the Pediatrics for observation overnight. The night showed that his levels weren't able to hold on their own and they continued to plummet without IV fluids. The doctor was in communication with Children's Hospital in CO to try and sort things out.

He had a very traumatic night the 2nd night when the team could not place an IV. We had to resort to other measures to get his glucose up without an IV. By this point in his stay in WMC he had his foot poked every 3 hours or less to monitor his glucose levels. His poor feet looked like pincushions. After the 2nd night and still no stability, Finn was recommended to be taken to Children's Hospital in CO to work with specialists, Mom went with in the ambulance ride while Dad followed behind after taking care of Fisher and making plans for being gone.

Although we are extremely happy to be where Finn is getting the top 10 best care in the nation, neither one of us can afford to take time off work. We are both out of sick and personal days but clearly need to be with our 14 month old child. Clearly, with both of us needing to take a week off unpaid and the TWO hospital expenses that are coming soon, including an emergency trip down in an ambulance; funds are needed to help pay hospital expenses, and general living expenses when we return home. 

As of 11:30AM on 3/6, they were told their stay would be extended while the specialists repeat more blood tests. Which unfortunately means more pokes for tiny Finn and more heartache for the two of us. They are narrowing their suspicions down, which does help when the treatment phase can begin. 

Sean and I appreciate any and all donations and truly have our hearts filled with those who have already helped by other means. We are now just trying to plan for the upcoming months.