Gary Bratcher asked that we remember Andy Brown in prayer. Here is some information from his website. You can click Andy's name to find out more...
Andrew is doing well given his experience. Mom, Dad, Adam and Juli made the trip to Riley in Indianapolis with him. Riley is an amazing place and Andrew is getting the best care possible.
"On Tuesday at school after running the mile in gym, Andy began to feel sick. Dad picked him up from school and they went home to relax. After being home from school on Wednesday, Andy began to get a bad headache in the evening and Mom decided it was time to go to the emergency room. Once they arrived in the emergency room in Evansville a catscan revealed bleeding into the ventricles of his brain. It moved very quickly after that and they let Mom know that they had already contacted a neurosurgeon and were going to LifeFlight Andy to Indy.
Due to the thunderstorms they decided instead to send Andy in an ambulance to Indy. He was disapointed that he was not able to ride in the helicopter! Mom rode with Andy in the ambulance and Adam and Juli were there to meet them when they arrived in Indy. Dad followed soon after in the car.
Once at the ER they moved Andy to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) where he is now. Since he has been at Riley, they determined that the cause of the bleeding is a congential (at birth) brain problem called an AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation). Basically, the bloodvessels are in a tangle in a certain area of the brain and the built up pressure finally caused them to bleed. Google "AVM brain" to find out more information.
The doctors here are experienced with this rare condition and we are all working on an action plan to get Andy better.
On Thursday evening he had the first surgery to place a drain in the top of his head to relieve the pressure. When he woke up the next morning he was the brightest we had seen so far and he asked for a cheeseburger and fries! He had a few fries and a couple sips of a milkshake. He stays in his bed as he is connected to lots of helpful machines but we have been getting movies from the Riley library to watch while he is awake for short periods of time. Right now we anticipate him being here at least a few weeks.
While Andrew is not able to receive phone calls in the ICU, we will be able to relay the messages that you leave for him here. While he is very sleepy, he gets up a few minutes at a time and responds to questions well."
If you would like to send mail to Andy, his address is:
Andrew Brown
Riley Hospital for Children
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