Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Doctors are monitoring his liver enzymes, according to a post on the Facebook page where his family provides updates. You can show your support for Tripp by dining out at an area restaurants today.
After being home for just three days, Tripp Halstead, a Winder toddler critically injured in October when a tree limb weighing several hundred pounds fell and struck him in the head, has been hospitalized so doctors can monitor his liver enzymes. Tripp was transported via ambulance Monday morning, according to a post on the Facebook page where his family provides updates on his condition. His mother, Stacy Halstead, posted a couple hours later that Tripp had undergone X-rays and lab tests and was preparing for an ultrasound. "So basically we are here for observation and more blood tests tomorrow," Stacy Halstead wrote in an update about 9 p.m. Monday. "If his liver enzymes go down or stay the same I think they will send us home, if …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Stacy Halstead, Tripp's mother, wrote on Facebook that the first morning home on Saturday was a success.
After five long months and multiple surgeries, Tripp Halstead, a Barrow County toddler seriously injured in October when a tree limb fell and struck him in the head, is back home, according to a post on the Facebook page where the family provides updates on his condition. "I held my breath till we actually walked through the door at moms house. Tripp has been perfect. He slept the whole way home. Then woke up when we got here," Stacy Halstead, Tripp's mother, wrote in an update on Friday, March 29. Stacy Halstead wrote this update about noon Saturday. You can follow updates on Tripp's condition here. You might also be interested in reading about area events that will benefit Tripp:
Friday, February 15, 2013
Stacy Halstead asked for prayers for her son in a post Friday morning on the Facebook page where the family provides updates on his condition.
UPDATE: Posted to Facebook by Tripp's father, Bill Halstead. Original report: Tripp Halstead, a toddler seriously injured in October when a tree limb weighing several hundred pounds fell and struck him in the head, is in intensive care, according to a post on the Facebook page where the family provides updates on his condition. "I finally talked to his ICU dr for just a moment and he just said that Tripp is extremely sick, the infection is very serious and it is life [sic] threating," Stacy Halstead posted about 9 a.m. "Tripp is still heavily sedated so at least he is finally getting some sleep. They just did X-rays and now waiting on getting an echo done. They know something is wrong with his heart and they can't get him warm." Tripp'…
