Posted on 02/27/2007 4:44:47 PM PST by kellynla
After trying for 30 minutes to bring two-week-old Woody Lander back to life, doctors decided there was nothing more they could do and called in his parents to say their tearful farewells.
A nurse passed Woody to his heartbroken father and gently pulled a tube from his mouth so they could kiss him goodbye.
It was then that the miracle happened.
The lifeless baby suddenly coughed and moved. Nurses immediately grabbed Woody back, re-attached the tubes and lifesaving equipment and he came back to life in front of his astonished parents.
No one has been able to explain why Woody, who had suffered a massive heart attack, was able to return from the brink. And despite being starved of oxygen for so long, he appears to have suffered no permanent brain damage.
Can't help but wonder if the tube they pulled from his mouth had somehow blocked his trachea so that he couldn't breathe.
Oh, what a precious kid. How wonderful--thank you for bringing this to my attention!!
It's not an unknown error to have the ET tube pass down the "wrong pipe" so the O2 goes into the digestive system. It's called Esophogeal Intubation..
God's. Loving. Hand.
I couldn't find the link (but then again, I'm working on only 2 hours of sleep...)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=438900&in_page_id=1774
and here's another
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/27/nbaby127.xml
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The couple had rushed the baby to hospital after he stopped breathing and he suffered a heart attack in the accident and emergency department.
Surgeons found a blockage in his aorta and the youngster underwent a major operation.
Now Mr Lander, 34, and his wife Karen, 32, say Woody - now 14-months-old - is their "little miracle".
As many have said: "Thank you, Lord, for your ongoing love, and for this precious life saved. Amen."
What a beautiful child. Thanks for posting.
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