Fundraiser For Aidan William Wright
'Raising Awareness; While Having Fun'
Thursday, June 2 at 5:00am - June 27 at 5:00pm
ONLINE THIRTY ONE FUNDRAISER
This was written by Aidan's mom: Erin McSwain Wright
On February 16, 2008 – just 5 days short of his 2nd birthday – Aidan nearly drowned in a pond near his Papaw's house.
We
were setting up for his birthday party and had only been at the house
for about 30 minutes when Aidan wandered away from family members.
Somehow Aidan ended up down the hill at the fishing pond on the
property. We aren't sure exactly how long Aidan was in the water; the terrain made it difficult to see where Aidan was unless you were in certain areas of the yard or house.
Russell
saw Aidan in the pond when we started looking around once it was
realized that he was missing. When Russell found Aidan, he immediately
ran down to the edge of the pond and jumped in to get him out. His Nana,
who is a Registered Nurse, began CPR immediately while 911 was called.
It
only took 3 minutes for the first responders to arrive and they took
over for Aidan's Nana. The paramedics worked on Aidan at the scene,
intubated him and continued to try and get a pulse. They did not get a
pulse on Aidan until about 40-45 minutes later after they arrived at the
ER. Once at the hospital the initial blood work showed that Aidan's
blood was extremely acidic and was had severe hypothermia. We were told
to prepare for the worst, because the doctors on duty did not expect
Aidan to survive.
We made it through the first hours, getting him
warmed slowly, until he became fevered from developing pneumonia. As a
result, Aidan was kept in a medically induced coma for several days. He
had several EEGs that showed very slow brain activity and some seizures,
while CT scans showed a little swelling and an MRI initially showed
very little damage.
After several more EEGs and MRIs, Aidan is no
longer having seizures and showing more brain activity, but his brain
had shrunk somewhat and the areas that looked hypoxic on the second MRI
infarcted, basically causing a stroke in Aidan's midbrain (basal
ganglia) area. This causes him to have what are called 'sympathetic
neuro-storms'.
Aidan spent 40 days at the PICU of Jeff Gordon
Children's Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast in Concord,
NC. He was then transferred to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte,
NC where he received physical, occupational and speech therapy for 3
weeks. Aidan was released from the hospital on April 17, 2008; two
months and a day after his accident. He currently continues to receive
nursing care at home, as well as inpatient and outpatient therapies.
After two years, he has made a lot of progress, but there is still much
that needs to be done.
Aidan is a special little boy who has a
beautiful heart and spirit and he could light up a room with his smile
and his eyes. He has touched so many hearts and lives already and we
hope that you all are inspired by his story and will follow us on our
journey through Aidan's recovery. God Bless.
*DONATE NOW*
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL FAMILY AS THEY FACE MANY STRUGGLES FROM
DAY TO DAY! THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR
AIDAN AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE DOING THIS FUNDRAISER TO RAISE MONEY SO
THEY CAN HELP THEIR SON TO HAVE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE.
Fundraiser For Aidan William Wright
'Raising Awareness; While Having Fun'
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is Aidan William Wright's direct link to shop from. Please make sure
you choose his event when shopping so he gets the credit!
http://www.mythirtyone.com/shop/catalog.aspx?eventId=E698516&from=DIRECTLINK
Pray for Aidan
http://www.prayforaidan.com/index.htm
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