The Coronation Street star,Stephanie Davis has revealed her two-month-old son Samuel was rushed to hospital on Monday after he ‘stopped breathing’.
The 32-year-old mother, said it was ‘the scariest time of my life’ as she told her social media followers what happened.
Stephanie said Samuel, who she shares with boyfriend Joe McKalory, suffered ‘three episodes’ and so was taken to hospital.
She wrote: ‘I just want to say a massive thank you to Whiston hospital, the staff on the high dependency unit and the staff on the ward for looking after our baby boy and for helping me take him to the hospital and keeping me as calm as she could after what’s been the scariest time of my life.
‘On Monday Samuel stopped breathing and had 3 scary episodes. I’ve felt totally helpless & powerless the past few days.’
The Holyoaks described how Samuel was then given a lumbar puncture, a medical procedure where a thin needle is inserted into the lower back to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, for analysis.
The procedure didn’t work so he was then given a head and lung scans and also had to have cannulas inserted into his veins.
She wrote: ‘He’s endured 2 lumbar punctures which unfortunately didn’t work & had a bloody tap, a head scan, lung scan & I can’t count how many Cannulas he’s had to have put in and out plus the resf.
‘He’s had the full works and every antibiotic to make sure he’s ok. It’s been an absolutely horrendous & traumatic time & completely powerless watching him go through so much pain but I know they have done everything they can to make sure he’s ok.’
Stephanie told how she was feeling ‘mentally and physically drained’ after the terrifying ordeal.
She wrote: ‘The whole time I have thought about those mums who have poorly babies in hospital for a long time and I honestly don’t know how you do it as I’m mentally and physically drained already my anxiety is through the roof think I’ve gone into autopilot now.
‘I’ve thought about Amy so much these past few days. I’m So grateful for the NHS & how utterly amazing and caring the staff have been.
‘Now to be there for him these next few days and look forward to getting him home when we can. ♥️’
