{"id":431,"date":"2012-05-09T10:50:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T14:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muskokarivercomputer.com\/nicpaterson\/?p=431"},"modified":"2012-05-09T19:27:19","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T23:27:19","slug":"may-4th-week-twelve-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nicpaterson.com\/?p=431","title":{"rendered":"May 4th Week Twelve"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do you say “Thank \u00a0You for Saving My Son’s Life?”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nic and Dr. Das May 2nd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Notice anything different about Nic?<\/p>\n

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Monday was our day to see if Nic’s neck had healed enough to take the collar off or go in for more surgery to fuse his neck. Do you remember 12 weeks ago when we almost fused his neck, and then decided to take some time for him to heal? We first went for x-rays and an x ray technician questioned if I was Nic’s mom, it was really crazy. I guess my eyes popped open and squealed with delight after seeing the hardware in his neck. He was surprised I hadn’t seen them before. It didn’t matter before, it mattered now. Back then we dealt with what we could. I knew we would see them when it was going to be important. Today was very very important.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I remember meeting Dr. Das in ICU. This handsome man with the warmest heart, told me how difficult is was to see a young man with this type of injury. I had no idea really the degree of the\u00a0critical\u00a0injury until our meeting on Monday. On the cruise they explained the magnitude, but I really didn’t believe it. \u00a0I prayed all night to God to give him back to us. And if he did, I would take any package that he came in.<\/p>\n

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I guess he then put Nicolas in the capable hands of \u00a0his Angels within St.\u00a0Michael’s\u00a0Walls. Including all the staff in the ICU, Dr. Das and his team. Dr. Das had already made the decision that he was going to be the medical decision maker for Nicolas since I was not easily found. If he didn’t Nic would die.<\/p>\n

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With the Angels in ICU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For 5 hours they had to wait \u00a0to stablize Nic, in order to operate. The vertibrae was called a burst fracture, that entered his spinal column. These pieces within the column caused Nic’s heart rate to fall to 20 beats per minute to 170 beats per minute. His\u00a0blood pressure bottomed out at 80 over 40 and went as high as 200\/30. Most people don’t survive this.\u00a0 He picked out all of the pieces in the spinal cord, ground them up, placed them within a cage that encircles Nic’s spine. Then added a\u00a0titanium\u00a0plate and 2 screws.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Das walked into the room with the biggest smile and \u00a0he told us Nic no longer needed the\u00a0neck brace. Not ever again..really? Maybe on bumpy roads? Nope not ever…he is healed. I was in shock. Shock at the information that I couldn’t accept in the beginning, and shock that Nic had jumped yet another huge hoop.<\/p>\n

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I looked at this incredible man, wanting to hug him, wanting to give him my bank account, and none of these things could express the grattitude\u00a0for how we feel.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 They saves lives. Wow…what a purpose, what a gift.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2665<\/strong>Thank you with all of our hearts Dr. Das, St. Michael’s and Canada, \u00a0for looking after us when we need it the most.\u2665<\/strong><\/p>\n


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