A Scots mum whose little boy needed to bear three blood transfusions has spoken of her 'happiness and aid' after he was allowed house from hospital in time for Christmas. Rico Thompson, seven, was recognized with Stage 4 persistent kidney illness shortly after he was born and spent his first few years out and in of hospital.
The Lossiemouth schoolboy underwent a transplant in 2019 after his mum, Katie, donated one in every of her kidneys to him. This helped Rico's situation stay secure for the following three years, however a routine blood check in November sparked issues over his creatinine ranges.
To alleviate among the stress on his kidneys, he underwent surgical procedure at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Kids the place medical doctors inserted a suprapubic catheter into his bladder and a stent in his ureter. Nevertheless, the teenager misplaced quite a bit blood throughout the operation and was shortly arrange on a blood transfusion by medical doctors.
Mum Katie, 30, mentioned: "Earlier than the transfusions, Rico was nearly lifeless. He was so pale that you simply could not even see his lips. His eyes went actually darkish and he was chilly to the touch.
"However after his third spherical the distinction in him was superb. You may lastly see that he was getting color again in his cheeks. Me and my husband had been sitting there crying our eyes out and he was simply making an attempt to make us all snort and smile."
Rico spent nearly three weeks in hospital, with mum Katie staying at close by Ronald McDonald home whereas dad Jack, 32, travelled backwards and forwards at weekends from the household house in Lossiemouth with Rico's two huge sisters Carmel, 12, and Skylar-Rae, 8. He was ultimately nicely sufficient be discharged on December 6.
Katie continued: "The group of medics who take care of Ricoare simply unimaginable, particularly the group on Ward 3C.
"To see him being nicely sufficient to return house for Christmas simply weeks after being so poorly was superb.
"I did not inform anybody it was occurring and determined to shock the entire household - my husband, his sisters, my mum and mother-in-law. I even shocked my dad at his work. There have been quite a lot of comfortable tears.
"Rico even managed to get to his college nativity and watch his friends carry out. It was nice to see him singing and clapping alongside."
The household loved a 'cosy Christmas', with Katie including that a very powerful for the Thompson's was merely to 'be collectively'.
She mentioned: "Rico has had over 20 surgical procedures since he was born. He has had all of this thrown at him, however he's sturdy. He's my hero.
"So a very powerful factor for Christmas this yr was simply to be collectively. It was so cosy, with us all spherical the hearth in our jammies. Only a good, chilled day."
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