Support for Mia Cruce
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Mia Elise Cruce was born on February 11, 2019 at 1642 weighing a healthy 7lbs 12 oz. Her first moments on earth she struggled to make it. During delivery Mia had nuchal cord-- her umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. With every push, her heart rate drop making a quick delivery necessary.
Although she made it out well, our victory was short lived when only a day later she showed signs of being apneic. After being assured that she was well, we rested easy and continued to enjoy her presence.
Mia's tiny little body tried to feed off of similac but her stomach couldn't handle it. Moments throughout the day she would spit up all her milk while simultaneously making repetitive arm motions and squeezing her legs together. We believed that the cause of these physical reactions were just indicators of an upset stomach. To our dismay it was not.
Just when we thought we were in the clear, Mia suffered another apneic episode where the attention of the nurses were finally caught. Immediately she was rushed into the nursery for monitoring. After being evaluated by the doctor on call, it was determined that she needed to be sent to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Her initial evaluation concluded that three day old Mia Elise Cruce had been showing signs of seizure like episodes. Upon further examination, test results had shown that she suffered two ischemic strokes. One located in her frontal lobe and another in her thalamus. She had been then suffering subsequent seizures.
Cape fear, the hospital she was delivered in had exhausted all means of exams to determine the etiology of the stroke and then had her transported via helicopter to NCU hospital in order to receive extensive care.
The doctors have ordered Mia to remain on 24 hour EEG tests until they deem her seizures to be under control through the use of Phenobarbital. Since her admittance to the NICU at UNC she has not suffered a seizure but she is still under significantly high dose of Phenobarbital.
At this point, our only hope is to maintain Mia in prayer. She is slowly being weaned off of IV fluids and moving into breastfeeding and bottle work. Unfortunately mobility is difficult for her due to all of the equipment.
Although she made it out well, our victory was short lived when only a day later she showed signs of being apneic. After being assured that she was well, we rested easy and continued to enjoy her presence.
Mia's tiny little body tried to feed off of similac but her stomach couldn't handle it. Moments throughout the day she would spit up all her milk while simultaneously making repetitive arm motions and squeezing her legs together. We believed that the cause of these physical reactions were just indicators of an upset stomach. To our dismay it was not.
Just when we thought we were in the clear, Mia suffered another apneic episode where the attention of the nurses were finally caught. Immediately she was rushed into the nursery for monitoring. After being evaluated by the doctor on call, it was determined that she needed to be sent to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Her initial evaluation concluded that three day old Mia Elise Cruce had been showing signs of seizure like episodes. Upon further examination, test results had shown that she suffered two ischemic strokes. One located in her frontal lobe and another in her thalamus. She had been then suffering subsequent seizures.
Cape fear, the hospital she was delivered in had exhausted all means of exams to determine the etiology of the stroke and then had her transported via helicopter to NCU hospital in order to receive extensive care.
The doctors have ordered Mia to remain on 24 hour EEG tests until they deem her seizures to be under control through the use of Phenobarbital. Since her admittance to the NICU at UNC she has not suffered a seizure but she is still under significantly high dose of Phenobarbital.
At this point, our only hope is to maintain Mia in prayer. She is slowly being weaned off of IV fluids and moving into breastfeeding and bottle work. Unfortunately mobility is difficult for her due to all of the equipment.
Organizer and beneficiary
Tyler Horne
Organizer
Vander, NC
Dylan Cruce
Beneficiary
