Nina's Story

Our lives changed so drastically on April 6, 2006. 

Nina woke up that morning with a terrible headache. Within 1 hour of waking up Nina was disoriented and lost her vision.  She was driven to St. Jude’s Hospital.  On the way to the hospital she lost consciousness.  When I (Nina’s Mom) arrived at the hospital 5 minutes after Nina did.  The doctor asked me a few questions then took Nina for a CT scan.  Within 15 minutes Nina was back, and I was informed that her brain was bleeding.  The neurosurgeon had been paged and was on his way.  Nina needed to be to be put on a breathing machine.  I was asked to step in to a private room down the hall.   The nurse explained the procedure. Two holes will be drilled through her skull and tubing placed in her brain on the right side of her head ventriculostomy. 

The surgery was necessary in order to relieve the pressure in her brain.  Within one hour of arriving at the emergency room I kissed my daughter on the forehead and told her how much I loved her as she was being wheeled to her first brain surgery.  I was numb!  I felt like I was dreaming.  How could this happen?  This happens to other people.

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