Sad Story

[MMDad]

I heard this second hand, so I may not have all the facts straight, but my source is reliable.

A local seven year old had aches in his arms and legs, so his parents took him to the doctor. The doctor told them to take him to the emergency room and to tell the emergency room doctor that he needed blood work.

The emergency room doctor said that he didn't need advice from the family doctor, and sent the kid home without blood work.

A couple of days later, the kid was getting worse, so they took him back to the doctor, and he was finally diagnosed and treated. Due to the advanced Staph infection, one arm and both legs had to be amputated. They are hoping not to have to take his remaining arm.

This is supposed to run in the Post sometime soon.

 

[Bustem' Down]

I heard this second hand, so I may not have all the facts straight, but my source is reliable.

A local seven year old had aches in his arms and legs, so his parents took him to the doctor. The doctor told them to take him to the emergency room and to tell the emergency room doctor that he needed blood work.

The emergency room doctor said that he didn't need advice from the family doctor, and sent the kid home without blood work.

A couple of days later, the kid was getting worse, so they took him back to the doctor, and he was finally diagnosed and treated. Due to the advanced Staph infection, one arm and both legs had to be amputated. They are hoping not to have to take his remaining arm.

This is supposed to run in the Post sometime soon.

I smell a malpractice lawsuit.

 

[MMDad]

I smell a malpractice lawsuit.

I don't think they'll even have to file. I smell a giant check from the insurance company.

 

[Nickel]

I don't think they'll even have to file. I smell a giant check from the insurance company.

While true, it's not going to make them feel any better. I wonder how he got the staph infection? That's got to be awful, my heart goes out to them. I really hope that little boy can live a happy, normal life.

 

[camily]

I heard this second hand, so I may not have all the facts straight, but my source is reliable.

A local seven year old had aches in his arms and legs, so his parents took him to the doctor. The doctor told them to take him to the emergency room and to tell the emergency room doctor that he needed blood work.

The emergency room doctor said that he didn't need advice from the family doctor, and sent the kid home without blood work.

A couple of days later, the kid was getting worse, so they took him back to the doctor, and he was finally diagnosed and treated. Due to the advanced Staph infection, one arm and both legs had to be amputated. They are hoping not to have to take his remaining arm.

This is supposed to run in the Post sometime soon.

Gees, that's terrible!!

 

[baileydog]

St Marys Hospital?

 

[baswm]

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Tigerlily]

God this is awful. It makes me want to cry. As far as the lawsuit no amount of money is ever going to come close to giving this child a normal life. The pediatrician should have done the blood work himself on the first visit. Lots of people are liable on this one.

 

[Nickel]

God this is awful. It makes me want to cry. As far as the lawsuit no amount of money is ever going to come close to giving this child a normal life. The pediatrician should have done the blood work himself on the first visit. Lots of people are liable on this one.

He can live a normal life, it's just going to take time an effort on the part of a lot of people. I've done a lot of research since my brother's accident, and he speaks to a lot of peer counselors that live awesome lives with prosthetics. I just read an article about a boy who lost both legs and one arm when he was 15 and is thriving. The emotional battle will be the toughest part. As far as the pediatrician is concerned, he may have sent them to the ER hoping they could get bloodwork results ASAP, rather than waiting on them as is usually the case in a regular doctor's office.

 

[Nickel]

Cameron Clapp is the boy I was referring to, in case anyone is interested.

 

[Tigerlily]

He can live a normal life, it's just going to take time an effort on the part of a lot of people. I've done a lot of research since my brother's accident, and he speaks to a lot of peer counselors that live awesome lives with prosthetics. I just read an article about a boy who lost both legs and one arm when he was 15 and is thriving. The emotional battle will be the toughest part. As far as the pediatrician is concerned, he may have sent them to the ER hoping they could get bloodwork results ASAP, rather than waiting on them as is usually the case in a regular doctor's office.

I agree with your point. This is a child however not an adult. It is tough enough as it is to just be a healthy child these days. To have something horrific like this happen as a child I just could not even imagine. All his friends at school and so on and then to know that many activities are not possible to do any more etc. I so hope this story is not true.

 

[MMDad]

While true, it's not going to make them feel any better. I wonder how he got the staph infection? That's got to be awful, my heart goes out to them. I really hope that little boy can live a happy, normal life.

It's wierd, but I was talking to a guy at work who almost had the same thing happen to his daughter. Fortunately, when they got her back to the doctor after being ignored, they got treatment in time. She had to have surgery to drain the infection, and has been on IV antibiotics since, and is expected to recover.

I don't know how this kid got the infection, but maybe the Post will tell.

 

[Tigerlily]

Cameron Clapp is the boy I was referring to, in case anyone is interested.

That is truly an inspirational young man.

 

[Nickel]

I agree with your point. This is a child however not an adult. It is tough enough as it is to just be a healthy child these days. To have something horrific like this happen as a child I just could not even imagine. All his friends at school and so on and then to know that many activities are not possible to do any more etc. I so hope this story is not true.

Children bounce back much quicker than adults. The boy I mentioned was 15 when this happened to him, which I admit is older than 7, but he was still a child. This is not a death sentence, and we should all be a little more positive. There is no reason why this boy cannot live a normal life. The advancements in prosthetics these days are amazing.

 

[MMDad]

St Marys Hospital?

Nope. Wait for ItsBob to give his guess, and I guarantee he'll be right.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Cameron Clapp is the boy I was referring to, in case anyone is interested.

"I am Cameron Clapp, a teenage triple amputee. On September 15, 2001, 4 days after the tragedy of 9/11, my 15 year old life changed forever as I experienced a tragedy of my own. I was hit by a train, resulting in the loss of three limbs—one arm and both legs above the knee."

And why was this boy on the train tracks?

 

[MMDad]

I agree with your point. This is a child however not an adult. It is tough enough as it is to just be a healthy child these days. To have something horrific like this happen as a child I just could not even imagine. All his friends at school and so on and then to know that many activities are not possible to do any more etc. I so hope this story is not true.

Sadly, it's true. I may not have all of the facts straight, but the kid goes to school with my daughter. The school did a photograph of all the kids yesterday as a sort of get well card.

 

[Nickel]

"I am Cameron Clapp, a teenage triple amputee. On September 15, 2001, 4 days after the tragedy of 9/11, my 15 year old life changed forever as I experienced a tragedy of my own. I was hit by a train, resulting in the loss of three limbs—one arm and both legs above the knee."

And why was this boy on the train tracks?

He was very straightforward in the article I read. He was depressed about 9/11, got drunk, and started walking home by the train tracks. He believed he passed out on the tracks.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

He was very straightforward in the article I read. He was depressed about 9/11, got drunk, and started walking home by the train tracks. He believed he passed out on the tracks.

I guess I should have kept reading, huh?

In Waldorf, they used to have a rope swing underneath the bridge/railroad tracks (just after Taco Bell). When I was younger stupid, my friends and I would swing all day, and when a train came, we'd actually try to TOUCH the train! Thank goodness none of us were ever injured, but I look back now and can't help but myself.

 

[lovinglife]

Aww that is sad, that poor baby!