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PLEASE PRAY FOR LITTLE KALEB
This is a real life tragedy about a family whose
baby, at only 5 months old, was
shaken and is in the hospital fighting for his life. Kaleb, the only
son of Kristy
and Josh Schwade has been in the ICU since May 9th.
Is this a true story? YES!!
Please view the story that was
posted May 15, 2007 by
The Tampa Tribune.
I also I found a
news station in Oregon covering
this story. There is a
CraigsList posting from Colorado Springs.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Kristy's Story (Kaleb's Mother)
Current mood: crushed
As told to me by Kristy. Forgive me if any details are incorrect.
Like any responsible parents, Kristy and Josh Schwade wanted what
was best for
their only child, Kaleb. They did a background check on their day
care worker,
and even interviewed her in her home for two hours. Kristy was even
willing
drive 20 miles out of her way to provide, what they thought to have
been, "
optimum" care in a good neighborhood.
On May 9th, 2007 their worst nightmare was brought to fruition.
After being in
the care of this home day care worker only five times, Kaleb was
picked up by
his Grandmother and Aunt. They noticed that he was lethargic and
experiencing
obvious breathing abnormalities. The caregiver told them he was ill,
but Kaleb
had just visited the doctors the day before and was given a "clean
bill of
health". When Kristy arrived at her mother's home to pick Kaleb up,
she
described him as "having no life in his body". She tried repeatedly
to wake
him, but with no avail. She and her father got in the car and rushed
to the
hospital. While in the vehicle, Kristy lifted Kaleb's little
eyelids. She
noticed that his pupils were different sizes. Being the wife of an
EMT,
she knew immediately that this was the sign of a head injury- Kaleb
needed
IMMEDIATE care. They stopped at the nearest fire station. The
ambulance took
him to the nearest hospital, and he was classified as a "trauma
alert". He
was then taken by life-flight to Tampa General Hospital, and was
admitted to the
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). He was diagnosed as having
Baby Syndrome. They also discovered that he had been SMOTHERED!
Kristy is not currently working, and she and Josh spend every
possible moment
by their young son's side. Medical bills, cost of gas, lawyer fees
(I assume
they will begin building), and general living expenses are mounting.
When something happens to your child, your world STOPS. Suddenly it
doesn't
matter that your "roots" are growing out and you are getting split
ends. It
doesn't matter that your neighbor is parking his dumpy car in your
parking
spot. You no longer care that someone cut you off on the highway, or
that
someone jumps in front of you in line at the grocery store. Nothing
else matters
but your child.
Kaleb is their world. The doctors. The PICU. It's all that matters
now.
This family is not asking for anything other than your prayers.
This situation has become widespread because a friend of Kristy's
decided to
forward her bulletin asking people to pray for the family. PLEASE
support them
by spreading the word about this page. The more people who are
aware, the more
people who have the opportunity to bless this family.
Thank you for viewing this page, and for supporting Kaleb and his
family.
Oh, and many of you have been concerned whether or not the sitter
has been
charged. YES charges have been pressed, but she is currently out of
jail on
a $5,000 bond.
Below is Kristy's original bulletin posted shortly after the
incident.
Hello everyone...
I write you this message in grief in faith.
My son Kaleb was rushed by ambulance to the emergency room on Wed.
after we picked him up
from the babysitters house. At UCH they determined that Kaleb had a
SubDural Hematoma (His
brain is bleeding). He then was Bay-flighted (helicopter) to Tampa
General Hospitals
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on a Trauma Alert.
Doctors determined that Kaleb was shaken while at the homecare he
goes to. He is suffering
from Shaking Baby Syndrome.
When we first arrived at the hospital they put a pressure gage into
his head to monitor
the Intracranial Pressure (The pressure that the brain is under due
to swelling and
Bleeding). He wasn't doing too well all day yesterday, his pressure
in his head was
ranging between 29-40 and the normal pressure is between 5-20. So
doctors decided
that the best thing to do was to put a tube into his brain to drain
spinal fluid
from his ventricle. This procedure was a success and brought the
pressure down.
Today however, they did a Cat Scan and saw that Kaleb is now
suffering from a stroke and
has formed a new bleed in the brain.
I believe in Miracles! I believe that prayer works. I am asking
you, all of my friends,
whether you know me well or not to PLEASE pray for my little boy
Kaleb. He needs a miracle
and we need your help!
I know some of you may not believe in God... But He exists! And He's
already performed one
miracle. Please I ask you, I beg you, to Pray for my little boy and
my family. He is my
everything.
Kaleb's Video
Pray for baby Kaleb.
The most important way to help is to PRAY for Kaleb's full
recovery! Our God is still performing miracles today and
healing all that put their faith in Him. So please, for Kaleb,
let's join together and stand in the gap for baby Kaleb.
I am currently communicating with the Tampa Trubine newspaper
trying to find out if a trust fund has been set up for this precious
baby.
Please check back often for updates and hopefully I will have
more information about a trust fund to help this family with all the
legal and medical expenses.
Thank you for visiting little Kaleb's page and please include
him in your daily prayers.
 
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