Families in the Intensive Care Unit by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319943374
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Pediatrics

I can still recall the night which changed our lives forever. I was coming back with a friend in the car when I received an urgent call from one of my neighbors asking me where I am at the moment- she said that she saw smoke and my house was on fire. I started to panicked and tried calling everyone’s phone number to find out more about the situation. I finally got hold of my ex –husband to check on the kids who were left in the care of their aunt and boyfriend. I drove home without ever realizing how fast I was driving. I had 3 children – Fernando, 11 years old, Junior, 5 year old, and Ezmi, 3 year old who were being watched over by their aunt and her boyfriend. The children were asleep at the back room of the house when the fire from the space heater slowly engulfed the house. Their aunt’s boyfriend tried to get the children but he was only able to get Junior out who was passed out due to smoke inhalation. Ezmi was also unconscious but Fernando died on the scene. When I got to UCSD Burn Unit, I was unsure what I was going to see. I wanted to be with my children but I know that they need to be taken cared of because they were severely burned. I try to be strong for my children. Everyone was helping us - doctors, nurses, social worker, case manager and other staff to get through this challenging times. I stayed in the room on Ezmi more because she was awake but I also go to see Junior when he was intubated. Physically and emotionally I am drained throughout the hospitalization but I do know that my faith help me move forward instead of putting blame on others for the accident. Junior and Ezmi are now at home playing like normal kids. We still do regular doctor’s follow- up for Junior because of his trach. They cannot sleep without each other or someone else in the room at night. Both are in school doing well. – paraphrased from testimony with permission by Juanna Vasquez Nunez (Mother)

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