06 Mar 2014 21:47:56
Hi guys,

Well after a very long 5 or so days I finally feel confident enough to post an update.

My Mrs went into labor last week, all was well and everything was ticking along nicely, so much so my Mrs decided to have the home birth she wanted.
At about 11am the midwife told me to get all the stuff ready, (sheets etc).
At 11:50am it got complicated and to put a long story short the ambulance was called and my Mrs (in quite some distress) was took off to hospital because the thoughts were my boy was 'being a git'.
Little did we know what lie ahead for the net 5 days.

I arrived at hospital in the car, as my Mrs wanted her mother to travel with her in the ambulance & its not like I can start disagreeing with a woman in labor so I agreed to meet them there. I let my dog out and rushed to the hospital about 10 mins behind. When I got to the hospital, I asked the front desk to take me to her and I was took back outside where at that point the ambulance with my Mrs in turned up and the nurse went running up to the ambulance and came back to me and told me how my Mrs had given birth on route and the baby had gone into distress and ended up (to put in in lamens terms) swallowed his own poo and totally blocking all his lungs and needed resuscitating and bringing back to life.

They rushed me and my Mrs into a room and sorted everything out that needed doing (u won't want me to go into details).
after about an hour they told us what had happened to him and took us to the intensive care unit where he was.
I arrived into a room with my boy with about 5 tubes in his mouth and nose and a machine working flat out pumping his lungs and shacking him to hell, along with sensors all over his head to monitor his brain.

That night the Doctor asked me if I wanted him baptized and pretty much told us there was little chance of him making the next 3 days (it was the worst form of this thing she had seen in her life she said).

I came home that night without a Mrs and a baby and didn't expect the latter to ever come home.

I prayed in the hospital chapel that night and when I got home I reached out to this site and asked for some positive thoughts and what I got words could never do justice.

I logged on once a day, normally just before sleep and could not believe the support my boy was getting from many people from many boards praying and hoping for my him and I promise I read every single post from every single person & I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart.

5 days on my boy is fighting strong and has improved so much the doctors are calling him the miracle baby and they are now telling us they expect a near full if not full recovery.
To give u an example how poorly he was, there was a couple with a baby born just 26 weeks into a 40 week pregnancy and I was told my boy was the sickest baby in the ward still.

Football brings people together for many reasons whether that be friendships, relationships, unity etc.
But I'm so glad about 10 years ago I typed into Google 'football rumors' and arrived here, albeit it was very different back then and began checking it daily.
Over them years it has changed so much and all the thanks should go to the edds for that, as well as the fine people that frequent this site from across the boards.

We bicker, whinge and wind each other up (I'm one of the worst, ain't that right Marcellus? :)) but I would just like to say to all the people on here that support many different football clubs. We are often all shown in a bad light and called some quite unsavory things from people who hate what football stands for, but 5 days ago I reached out to u all and with your help and the brilliant work of the doctors and nurses and the, Rosie-Addenbrookes, U helped save a boys life this last week and for that I'm forever to u all and always will be.

Today I saw my boy open his eyes for the first time and I can't wait to hold him, but none of that could of been even remotely possible with out everyone's help on here.

Love you all so much right now
THANK YOU SO MUCH

P.s we named him Jack with a middle name of 'Goerge' (yes after the man himself).

{Ed001's Note - well done, and glad to hear you gave your son my grandad's middle name, my daughter was named after him too. That was the George you meant right?? Best wishes to you mate and your missus, especially to the little un from all the eds.}

1.) 06 Mar 2014
Sounding a lot more positive mate. Hopefully it's the full recovery.

2.) 06 Mar 2014
ABSOLUTLELY BRILLIANT NEWS,,

Made up for you all chris, what a relief mate. You have given your little miracle the same moniker I bestowed my now 14 year old with ( jack ) . you got some happy times ahead chris, but do the right thing by the lad and get him some Liverpool Jim Jams hey!

3.) 06 Mar 2014
Chris this is the post we have all been waiting, hoping and truely praying for mate.
Well done you your wife and that strong little fighter you have brought into the world, he could be that DMF we are looking for in 18 years or so mate, he has all the credentials already.
So pleased Chris, God bless all three of you , enjoy the fantastic years ahead together

4.) 06 Mar 2014
Hey Chris,

I'm a grown man and I swear that post brought tears to my eyes.

Mate, I'm so pleased you and the Wife have had a happy outcome and I'm glad our thought's and prayers have played a small part in the recovery of your "little red-devil".

The fact that you could post on here and the other boards, to tell everybody the outcome, after such a stressful episode, bares testiment to the fact, that despite you being a Manchester United supporter, you are a true gentleman (smiles).

So pleased for you and your family and I can't believe you called your little boy Jack, after our very own Jack Wilshere.

What a star you are Chris, lol.

(But seriously, so pleased for you mate).

5.) 07 Mar 2014
Oh my days. It does bring it all into perspective. My boy has just turned 11 but to thina baby ffs come on, i'm a catholic but Jesus . why.

may your God give you, your family and little Jack strength.

6.) 07 Mar 2014
Very glad on the positive news, hope all goes well!

I`m sure all of us @ WHL wish all the very best for the future!

COYS

Much love

7.) 07 Mar 2014
Hey Chris

Well pleased for you mate, have to admit that post had me proper choked up :)

8.) 07 Mar 2014
Wish you all the best and so great to hear that news.