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Me and my brother are cycling from Seascale to Whitby. It's a 160 mile trip. We will be completing this journey in 2 days. Here is the reason why we have chosen to do the challenge...
On the 20th July 2016 my wife and I welcomed our second beautiful child into this world. Alfie was a lovely healthy baby, perfect in every way.
When Alfie was 9 days old he contracted Group B Strep, Meningitis and septicaemia. It was unbelievable how quickly the infection took control of his body and within a matter of hours, he was fighting for his life.
Alfie was rushed to Rotherham hospital where he was taken straight to SCBU where the doctors and staff did all that they could to keep Alfie stable. We were told that he was being treat for an infection but of which kind they weren't yet sure. He was being treat for meningitis as the 'worst possible case'. We were told he would need to be transferred to Sheffield Children's Hospital in order to receive the specialist care that he needed. Embrace ambulance service arrived and prepared to transfer Alfie. In order to do this he needed to be transferred into the ambulance incubator which they thought would take around an hour. This took them 5 hours! 5 hours to get him stable. They fitted a drugs line through his belly button that saved his life! They were absolutely amazing in doing all possible to keep Alfie stable and also making sure that myself and Kiera were clear as to what they needed to do with our precious baby boy. We just wanted someone to tell us that he was going to be ok and nobody could.
Once rushed to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Alfie spent a week in Intensive Care, where he received life saving treatment. This was the longest, most horrendous week of our lives. I have never felt so helpless, seeing him asleep, on a ventilator, with so many wires and drips covering his little body. At one stage he had 8 different drugs going through his tiny veins all at once. After a few days of being there, the doctors confirmed our worst nightmare, Alfie had Group B Strep, Meningitis and septicaemia. Over the next few days, Alfie amazed everyone! The doctors took him off the ventilator and he woke up! From then on he went from strength to strength. He was then moved on to the High Dependency Unit. There we were then told that Alfie would need to go to surgery to have a long line fitted in order to be given his antibiotics over the next two weeks.
Once again embrace ambulance service transferred Alfie back to Rotherham where he spent a further two weeks under close observation and received antibiotics to treat the meningitis. After being there around a week, the doctor came with the most amazing news... Alfie's infection levels when he was admitted to begin with were 344 (0-10 being normal!) and they were now almost clear at 15. Both ourselves and the doctors were amazed. Our little fighter!!
6 months on and Alfie is doing really well all thanks to the amazing doctors and nurses at the Children's Hospital. They never left his side during the whole time he was there. Without them acting so quickly Alfie would not be here with us today. Alfie's recovery was miraculous, he has amazed everyone! We are hoping to be discharged at his next appointment at 9 months with the consultant.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Me and my brother are cycling from Seascale to Whitby. It's a 160 mile trip. We will be completing this journey in 2 days. Here is the reason why we have chosen to do the challenge...
On the 20th July 2016 my wife and I welcomed our second beautiful child into this world. Alfie was a lovely healthy baby, perfect in every way.
When Alfie was 9 days old he contracted Group B Strep, Meningitis and septicaemia. It was unbelievable how quickly the infection took control of his body and within a matter of hours, he was fighting for his life.
Alfie was rushed to Rotherham hospital where he was taken straight to SCBU where the doctors and staff did all that they could to keep Alfie stable. We were told that he was being treat for an infection but of which kind they weren't yet sure. He was being treat for meningitis as the 'worst possible case'. We were told he would need to be transferred to Sheffield Children's Hospital in order to receive the specialist care that he needed. Embrace ambulance service arrived and prepared to transfer Alfie. In order to do this he needed to be transferred into the ambulance incubator which they thought would take around an hour. This took them 5 hours! 5 hours to get him stable. They fitted a drugs line through his belly button that saved his life! They were absolutely amazing in doing all possible to keep Alfie stable and also making sure that myself and Kiera were clear as to what they needed to do with our precious baby boy. We just wanted someone to tell us that he was going to be ok and nobody could.
Once rushed to Sheffield Children's Hospital, Alfie spent a week in Intensive Care, where he received life saving treatment. This was the longest, most horrendous week of our lives. I have never felt so helpless, seeing him asleep, on a ventilator, with so many wires and drips covering his little body. At one stage he had 8 different drugs going through his tiny veins all at once. After a few days of being there, the doctors confirmed our worst nightmare, Alfie had Group B Strep, Meningitis and septicaemia. Over the next few days, Alfie amazed everyone! The doctors took him off the ventilator and he woke up! From then on he went from strength to strength. He was then moved on to the High Dependency Unit. There we were then told that Alfie would need to go to surgery to have a long line fitted in order to be given his antibiotics over the next two weeks.
Once again embrace ambulance service transferred Alfie back to Rotherham where he spent a further two weeks under close observation and received antibiotics to treat the meningitis. After being there around a week, the doctor came with the most amazing news... Alfie's infection levels when he was admitted to begin with were 344 (0-10 being normal!) and they were now almost clear at 15. Both ourselves and the doctors were amazed. Our little fighter!!
6 months on and Alfie is doing really well all thanks to the amazing doctors and nurses at the Children's Hospital. They never left his side during the whole time he was there. Without them acting so quickly Alfie would not be here with us today. Alfie's recovery was miraculous, he has amazed everyone! We are hoping to be discharged at his next appointment at 9 months with the consultant.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.