Chris Eagles (1 Viewer)

Feel free to move this Nick if you need to. Felt it was relevant.

Very sad. Really feel for the bloke. Had his world turned upside down. Mentions he was about to sign for us but then changed his mind and signed for Bury as she was pregnant.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...a-maternity-charity-after-losing-a-child.html

I know it's nothing compared to what you guys have gone through and my heart goes out to all of you but just want to share my Son, Cooper's story as awareness may help another child in the future.

At one day old the docs and nurses at Walsgrave did not understand what was happening and put his symptoms of jaundice, low temperature and restlessness down to inconsistent feeding. His Mum had repeatedly requested a blood sugar check as her chemist friend said it was worth doing. After all a BM test costs a penny, maybe even half a penny and what harm would it do? After the senior midwife refused several times throughout the night a junior who had only been in the job a few months decided to do one the next morning. His sugars were 0.03, (normal range for a baby is around 3.00-4.00). He had been having seizures pretty much since birth due to the low sugars which was caused by a rare (he was the only one in the whole country at the time) genetic disorder. During the next few weeks in both the kids ward and intensive care the docs and nurses were bringing in text books to read up on it as neither they or the hospital, new building or old building had treated a child with the condition before.

We left Walsgrave after a few weeks and went to the kids hospital in Manchester (Great Ormond Street weren't clued up enough on it) which is where he had part of his Pancreas out at 10 weeks old thanks to a procedure that was a world first.

I'll never be able to thank the staff up there enough. The way how they looked after both him and us was brilliant. Whilst we were up there although things weren't great for us, it really made us feel lucky. There were 3 and 4 year olds that had never been home or even outside the building. A 1 year old that had already defied the odds by passing the 6 month mark and was there on a day by day basis. A 6 month old who's Mum on her trip home from the maternity ward had fallen whilst wearing a front sling/carrier (don't ever buy one, how are they allowed to be sold?!).

Another organisation that need a mention are Ronald McDonald House. Every penny put in the wirly coin drop thing and the boxes next to the tills is matched by McDonalds to fund free to use Premier Inn style hotels but with kitchens and other living areas for parents and siblings to stay in. They're situated at various kids hospitals across the country. Next time you're on an away day please remember what they're for. A few pence goes a long way.

Don't ever be afraid to question and if you don't get the answer or actions you were hoping for. Question again and again. Although he has to be monitored closely he thankfully is like a regular 3 year old boy now. If it wasn't for his Mum questioning senior professionals and the superb junior midwife going against the pressure of her mentors things would probably be a lot different.