Gabe’s New Kidney Journey

09/19/2025

We had art today!!!

Got to meet a cool guy named Bj he had a brain injury 20 years ago.

09/19/2025

This was Gabes Dr at children’s for most of his life

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For Jonah Brooks, life has already been a journey filled with challenges most adults will never face. Born seemingly healthy, Jonah was diagnosed as a toddler with an exceedingly rare

09/17/2025

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💯God!!!

09/16/2025

We are here!!

09/15/2025

Either today or tomorrow he should be moved to Turo. We just waiting impatiently 😂.

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09/12/2025

Looks like time will be getting close to send Gabe to a rehabilitation facility.

Turo looks like might be the one. We are hoping so because the best part is I can stay with him!!!

Gabe will have three hours of intensive therapy daily.
What’s also great about Turo is they have a dialysis unit there and they are right next to the Turo hospital Incase anything arises Gabe will have quick care.

He will also have a private room there.

We are crossing fingers that Turo and his insurance company will work together to make this happen.

So all that being said I’m not one to usually help ask for help but I will need financial support for awhile.

I left my job to be next to Gabe every moment I can.

I plan to be there majority of Gabe’s rehab treatment time which will consist of 2-3 weeks.

Funds will be for food and gas and causeway means. And for anything that arises for Gabe’s needs to.

I’m posting my cash app and PayPal info below. Transition time should be next week if we get approval any-day.

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I’m truly impressed and overwhelmed by all the prayers that each one of you have said. The churches that are in our community their pastors showing up and showing out to come pray on gabe. And many others in the community came to.

Definitely helped ease this mom’s mind showing us love and support.

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09/10/2025

Gabe had some improvements today. He was able to stand with a walker and two person assist for about 30-60 seconds.

About 10 min ago got a call from Gabe and doctor one of his doctors want to now convince neurologist to do a spinal tap to rule a few things out such as malarya and Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

They are trying to place Gabe in a skilled facility but ones they have found that will take him won't accommodate his dialysis needs.

09/06/2025

Liver levels looking great compared to yesterday.

Doctors concern is if we stop going down or go back up then Gabe would be transferred to Tulane for a liver biopsy.

White blood count has improved some since yesterday. 🙌🏻

Suddenly his am cortisol levels had skyrocketed. Why is this a concern now because he hasn’t had a high once since the episode.

Gabe has had a jump of a high CPK (Creatine Phosphokinase) level indicates muscle, heart, or brain damage or stress, as CPK leaks into the bloodstream when these tissues are injured.

Because of the low blood sugars again all night and high CPK they put a feeding tube through Gabe’s nose. Goal plan is 24 hours worth. But depending on his labs and if we can get him to eat.

He’s having problems swallowing some. His hands and toes numbness is a little worse and had contacted neurologist.

They have a few concerns to. One was stated if the cpk levels stay high or keep climbing they will do a muscle biopsy.

He has a little atrophy due to lack of nutrition.

They are also concerned about some of his cognitive symptoms like wanting to stay asleep, some forgetfulness. They have ordered an mri of his head that will happen tomorrow morning.

Was going to be done today but with the feeding tube getting placed they had to have time for him to adjust.

09/06/2025

Little blessings is what keeps my hope going.

3 steps forward and 5 steps back.

I’ll update later when I can explain it better.

Doctors words, “hopefully optimistic”

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09/05/2025

Long update!!!

Monday 9/1

Got a call around 10:30 am Gabe out of the blue coded and they had to do everything but cpr to keep him alive.

Tuesday 9/2

Gabe was given a grime diagnosis and we were told to not expect him to survive. They also expected him to be on the ventilator for 10-14 days. That his liver has failed due to the system shock it went through.

So the dnr was put into place.

Wednesday 9/3

Gabes dialysis nurse fought hard against the doctors to get him off the vent when they wanted to keep him on.

Guess what by 5:15 pm my boy was breathing on his own!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻.

Thursday 9/4

Gabes blood pressure and oxygen stayed stable all night and day.

But had low sugar issues that was corrected by a drip.

Still was told his liver is not the best.

Had bone marrow biopsy.

Friday 9/5 TODAY!!!!

Still no update yet on the biopsy, but this is what has happened so far today.

So I'm gonna start off with Gabriel insisted of trying to sit up on the side of the bed even though we said that he's too weak so the nurse and I had held him on the side of the bed but it lasted like a whole minute to two minutes, but it was a victory plus even though he was a little noodle couldn't even hold his own head up high or anything, but his blood pressure didn't like it. His blood pressure shot up 153/103.

Physical therapy in occupational therapy came in evaluated him. He's definitely gonna need tons of help and therapy. He's still so weak. He can't even hardly hold the cup up for him to drink.

And Gabe was moved to room 200. He will stay on the second floor next to ICU for a little while due to the fact he is not out of the woods.

All right so far some of the plan and hypothetically process for his blood situation is to see if his body can start reproducing his own white cells. If it don't in the future, they will give him some type of medicine that they give chemo patients.

And when it comes to the vent when he comes home when he gets stable enough and physically able enough that if he needs blood that he will have to be admitted to Lakeview overnight to go through the whole process plus do dialysis at the same time.

The doctor thinks that Gabriel's gonna probably have to go to a rehab rehabilitation facility, but I told her our goal would be to get him strong enough to stand on his legs and then do outpatient therapy since I can be at home to help him

As for his liver, they do believe it will heal, but of course time again is what it's going to need, but they are a little concerned still on that aspect because he was having elevated levels prior to this episode

They also are looking into the fact of the numbness of his hands and feet they suggested a Neuro consult on him and the cardiologist is concerned, thinking that maybe it could be vasculitis due to the heart surgery

Once he's out of the woods he will move to 5th floor.

We truly want to thank you for all the support and prayers.

09/05/2025

Gabe is not out of the woods by any means!!

But he’s fighting!!

And most of all God is working!!!!

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