Mother Shares Heartbreak After 6-Month-Old Baby Rolls Off Bed
When Paige Ferguson put her 6-month-old son Colton down for a nap at a friend’s house, she had no idea it would be unsafe. She’d put him in a queen-sized bed and surrounded him with pillows to keep him from falling.
But Colton managed to roll off the bed and hit his head on the floor. Although the bed was only two feet off the ground, a bump quickly formed on his head.
Paige believed that because she could feel the bump on his head, he would be okay. Even though Colton appeared to be acting normally, she and her fiancé Blake Linton decided to bring him to the doctor for peace of mind.
“He had a bump on his head,” Paige wrote on Facebook. “A bump. He was crying, acting alert and at one point even smiled. Because we are paranoid parents, we decided to get him evaluated.”
But when they arrived at the hospital, things took a turn for the worse. Colton immediately began vomiting. Doctors quickly gave him a CT scan, and the results were no less alarming.
The young boy was instantly put on a helicopter and flown to a Memphis hospital, where a team of nearly 20 doctors were waiting for him. It turned out that Colton had fractured his skull in the fall.
“We thought for sure they were going to say he hit his head, has a bump, and he will be fine,” Paige wrote. “Not the case…He fractured his skull and bled half of his entire blood volume into his brain.”
The bleeding ultimately made Colton go into cardiac arrest, and doctors are still uncertain about the future he will face.
“Im going to be blunt here…Colton may not live,” Paige continued. “Colton may live and never walk or talk, Colton may be fine, Colton may be delayed. Its up in the air right now and he is still fighting for his life because we are not out of the woods.”
A month after the accident, Colton was able to go home with his family. His parents are thankful to have him home, however, they know their lives will never be the same.
“It was amazing bringing him home after having doctors repeatedly tell me he was going to die, but it was very scary,” Paige said.
Due to the loss of brain cells from going into cardiac arrest, Colton is now dealing with cerebral palsy and cerebral atrophy, in addition to severe epilepsy. He frequently visits specialists and therapists, and his parents are still working with doctors to understand how much damage the fall caused.
Although the future remains more uncertain than ever before, Paige and Blake hope their son’s story can spread awareness to keep this from happening to any other family.
“This is a nightmare,” Paige wrote. “I dont want other parents going through this…i dont want any kid to go through this. [sic] Please take any hit to the head seriously. I cant say this enough.
“My heart is broken. Our child is laying in front of us yet we miss him so terribly. I need you to hear me…get your kids checked out! Please. The old tale of “if the bump is outward you’re safe.” is NOT true. [sic]“
Page and Blake ask for continued prayers for their little boy as they work to heal as a family. In the meantime, they are taking things one day at a time, surrounding Colton with love and prayers.
“We will just continue to do everything in our power to ensure he has the best life possible.”
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.
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