Shortly before 3:00 today (21) I received a call from the school saying Phoenix had a fall….a very bad fall while walking back with her class from the theatre….when I asked how bad, I was told there was a tooth missing and blood coming from her ear…she had tripped on the sidewalk, and an ambulance was there and they were loading her onto a stretcher… I immediately as I was in my car parked over in southshore area from work, said I’d meet them at the hospital and hung up as I threw my car into drive and tore out of there to the hospital. I then waited in panic assuming her fall with those sounding injuries meant she went into the street and was hit. About 10 min later she was brought in by stretcher from the ambulance….she looked as if she had been hit by a vehicle…the immense swelling about her head, especially ears and jaw area and all the blood from inside her ear and face was alarming! As well as the missing front adult tooth that had come out, fully…root and all. She was in so much pain… The injuries are traumatic, devastating, potentially life altering, and even life threatening if she takes a turn for the worse, develops infection, brain starts swelling majorly etc… she is very high risk given her already pre-existing conditions. This will be a long road to recovery if she fully recovers and remains stable from now. They did x-rays to rule out fractures or spinal injuries in her back and neck. This was excruciating as she couldn’t handle the neck brace touching her face and neck and jaw and someone had to maneuver to hold it away so they could move her arms and hands out of the way while x-raying. They determined she had no such injuries thru just a dr reading the results. No radiologist. He determined she wouldn’t need a ct but I was pushing for one. I saw severe head trauma, her pain, where everything… I knew. The amount of blood they first thought was coming from a cut in her ear…after 2 hrs of my constant asking and worrying about it they cleaned it out to tend to the cut and all the other injuries on her, she was covered in blood and it was hard to tell what came from where with the constant bleeding she was doing that whole time. But in doing so they discovered as I was saying, that there was no cut. The bleeding was coming from in her head the whole time. A CT was immediately done, a radiologist contacted to read it. In those 2 hours before tho, the amazing Dentist Dr Wilson came to our rescue and made a trip the drs said was impossible. We have no emergency dentist, and they don’t do teeth in the ER. Dr. Wilson flew in asap to our aid and inserted the tooth and wired it in with glue to her other teeth. She was so incredibly brave and strong thru all this…we had yet to discover the true extent of her injuries, the pain she was and is in…incredible amounts and she endured more as asked. Thankfully a nurse remembered hearing about milk to put a tooth into, had preserved and helped save her tooth till he was contacted by my mom and came to our rescue! It’s not a guarantee it’ll take, but she has a good chance. The risk of infection is very high for her, so we’re hoping we can keep her safe and healthy. Once again her swelling of the face…injuries…pain…was horrifying… for us to see…nevermind her to experience. Once rushed into CT 3 hrs after the injury, the results came back with the true damage. She has fractures in her sinus, cheekbone and jaw areas. Her chin hit the ground, cut it needing 4 stitches (which freezing didn’t take and she felt those fully too even the threading going thru!) and somehow popped out her front tooth, and fractured her face in multiple areas, those parts of her face never contacted the ground….in fact her glasses are in perfect shape still. The incredible amount of force and impact caused the fractures throughout her face from her chin up. Which is where the internal bleeding out her ear was coming from. Brain trauma…..being monitored for…next few days will tell if the brain starts swelling more or anything else occurs, infection etc. With the devastating and destructive flooding in all of southern alberta it’s been hard to get out to a larger city. Calgary plastic surgeon chose to have her stay and be monitored in brooks and see him in a week if she remains stable till then. I called and spoke with her GI dr and he agreed with a few modifications with actually keeping her on antibiotics to help prevent infection and sepsis as she’s so prone too. And also clarified yes her bone density scans done in april and every year were good, her bones are not fragile and that is not why this happened. There was a concern as they were watching her that she was showing symptoms of spinal fluid coming out of her ear as well as the blood….that has not stopped 9 hrs later. Possible signs of spinal base head fracture and spinal fluid build up in there. But may not be from CT scan results, those may change tho…either way her symptoms are worrisome as is the continued internal bleeding in her head. The swelling of her face has increased…she’s lost vision clarity a few times tonight for the first time since she came in, and loosing hearing in that bleeding ear. She has remarkably been completely coherent the whole time, despite the drugs and pain she has been in. absolutely no confusion, disorientation, or loss of memory of the incident, etc. That’s nearly a miracle in itself. As she did black out when she hit the ground. This amount of damage is from tripping while walking at a normal speed, not fast, with nothing heavy on, on the lifted part of the sidewalk that wasn’t properly even and falling onto flat pavement. The amount of trauma she has received is immense. Generally seen in forceful falls, car accidents, major traumas….not a minor everyday trip and fall to a healthy boned child. She is still unable to move on her own, and even to be moved with boards keeping her flat and straight causes intense amount of pain. She gets morphine every 2-4 hours to try and control it. And is on around the clock watch in and ICU observation room for neurological damage/worsening conditions requiring intervention. She will not be able to resume normal activities for the next 6-8 weeks. Her summer is ruined. She got to ride her bike once and swim once since the drain came out…last night in fact….I’m happy she got that in at least and we found the time to do so… All I can hope right now is nothing worse occurs, no brain damage, infection and any more life threatening risks then she’s already faced….she’s endured so much….how can so much pain and horror be inflicted on one child… Our hospital does not have wifi or internet access. So my updates will not be current and will be rushed as this one Is if I manage them at all. Dustin is thankfully sitting with her while I quickly do laundry and pack our bags to be prepared to be transferred out, and stuff for at the hospital now. I’m sure I’m missing a ton of info and stuff that happened, but for now the gist of it all has been given. Thank you all for all the support you’ve shown us!
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Cindy Jensen
6/21/2013 11:05:35 pm
Oh gosh! I drove past the accident yesterday and could see a child laying on the pavement, I was hoping it wasn't anything serious. My heart goes out to you and especially pheonix. That girl is unbelievably strong!! I just don't know what else to say, you've both been through so much ... too much.
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Michele & Nic Blaquiere
6/22/2013 12:59:00 am
Oh No!!! We are sooooo sad to read of this!! :( our hearts & thoughts are with you & Phoenix <3 Nic had invited her to his Birthday party today <3 we will keep you guys in our thoughts! Keep fighting!!! She is such a brave & strong little girl! <3
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Maya Smets
6/22/2013 06:01:14 am
This horrible story gives me goosebumps and tears in my eyes .. Feeny went through such hard times, and now she has to suffer again, for weeks, maybe for months ..
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Rissa Blaquiere
6/26/2013 09:02:27 am
This is Nic's older sister, I can't believe this!!! Nic's very upset about what happened to her, and I keep telling him, "She's strong, think about it, she got through a lot of surgeries, she has this in the bag." I'm gunna take him to see Phoenix in the hospital, hopfully today!! We'll ask mom and see what she says, it'll be a yes. Phoenix hang in there!!! We're all keeping you in our thoughts, and you're a very strong girl!! Like I said earlier, You got this in the bag!! :]
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Nicolas Blaquiere
6/27/2013 12:03:33 pm
How Is She Doing, Im Really Woried! And A Little Sad Cuz She Couldent Make It To My Birthday Party :"[ I Rerally Hope She Gets Better Soon! Me And My Sisster (Larissa) Are Planing A Suprise... So Keep Your Eyes Open! Good Luck With All This! I Really Miss Her, Like Alot And I Mean That We All Care For You Phoenix, And Keep Fighting Nomater What!
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7/7/2013 03:20:53 pm
Feeny even tho Auntie is keeping me busy with he move every day and night u r on my mind. Still trying to figure out how we can camp I need u to be with me i well figure it out though. My little fighter.
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