This is written by Valerie Palmatier my Brother Jon's Daughter of their Little Iron Man,

Noah Jayce Walker, born on November 16,

2018 went to urgent care and emergency

room on August 8, 2021 for diarrhea and

vomiting. Doctors said it was a stomach virus and that the virus would pass. Not satisfied On August 9,2021 I took Noah to a different

emergency room (Loma Linda Children’s hospital) and they admitted him to figure out what was going on. They did ultrasounds, x-rays,

and blood work. Noah’s blood work showed

that his hemoglobin and platelets were

decreasing and his lab work showed an acute

injury to his kidney. Labs also showed zero

infections but diagnosed Noah with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). The following day

Noah needed a platelet transfusion and that

night on August 10, 2021 the doctor called

Rapid and Pediatric ICU took Noah to their

department. By August 11,2021 Noah was

heavily sedated, with multiple IVs, catheter,

ventilator and needing plasmapheresis that

night. The following day on August 12 Noah

began continuous dialysis but his body

continued to fail. Kidney failure, both of his

lungs collapsed and heart failed on August 13 and needed his life saved. Doctors performed ECMO as the last hope for survival for Noah. Noah made it through the surgery and was on ECMO for 9 days. While on ECMO he needed a bronchoscopy to help open up one of his

lungs and then his other lung opened by itself. On August 22 Noah came off of ECMO

because his heart starting pumping again and his lungs were open and working. A couple

days after ECMO Noah got extubated (got off of the ventilator)

He went through so much throughout this time including blood transfusions, platelet

transfusions, and needed his plasma

exchanged for good plasma. Noah also

contracted Covid the day he was placed on

ECMO.

Once Noah was taken off of ECMO they were able to do an MRI and that’s where they saw a few blood clots scattered throughout the brain and a brain bleed. After Noah surviving

everything he now is healing from a stroke.

Throughout the rest of Noah’s hospital stay he ended up getting off of continuous dialysis

and placed onto hemodialysis for about a

week and then got completely off of dialysis

because his kidneys started functioning again. Then Noah neeeed an ng tube placed in his

nose because he would not stop throwing up (withdrawal from medications). Once he was

no longer throwing up he had a g tube

surgery because he could no longer eat on his own and needs to be fed through a feeding

tube.

We were finally discharged from the hospital October 7, 2021 where Noah got to come

home with only a feeding pump because he

was able to heal the rest of his organs. Noah’s brain is still healing, he is fully dependent on

me to be his arms, legs, and voice.

We are trying to get help to fund a building of a bathroom that can help me accommodate

his daily care. Anything that is given is so appreciated.

Thank you