What happened to Bryan

On Friday night, January 25th, Bryan was doing one of his favorite things, playing games and having pizza with friends. Later that night about 12:30am he said goodnight to Becky who was dozing off on the couch. When he got into bed and when his head hit the pillow he had a sudden onset of violent vomiting, and blurred vision. He got up to get to the bathroom downstairs and he was extremely unsteady on his feet. Knowing something was seriously wrong, he had Becky call 911. The Ambulance took him to the ER at Baystate Med center, and Becky followed in the car. At the ER, he continued to be severely nauseated and unstable on his feet and blurred vision. The doctors initially thought it could be food poisoning or a virus. But because he continued to remain unstable on his feet, and impaired vision, at 10am on Saturday they admitted him into the hospital. Before Bryan’s mom (Merrie) got to the hospital she brought Bryan and Becky’s dog Annie to her house to stay with her canine boyfriends, Max and Tovi. When she got to the hospital and they found the symptoms were not improving. Throughout this Becky was doing well with the stress of the situation.

Saturday 3:00pm Nausea improved, vision a little improved, but still very unstable on his feet. Doctors decided to do a CAT scan.

5:00pm CAT scan showed a small amount of blood in the Cerebellum section of his brain. This is the part of the brain that controls your balance and part of your vision and a nausea center. They then scheduled a MRI for a more detailed diagnosis. Bryan’s dad (Joe) arrived to hear this report.

7:00pm Neurology report from the MRI showed abnormal vascular reading. They admitted him to the ICU for monitoring.

10:00pm Neurologists consulted on the findings and decided to hold Bryan overnight and consult with a larger Neurology department on Sunday Morning. At this point Bryan began to rest comfortably and throughout the night. The ICU was kind enough to set up a bed to let Becky stay with Bryan. Joe went home to care for the dogs and Merrie tried to get rest in the waited room. During this time a family friend who works in that ICU came for support and over see Bryan’s care.