Support Carter Smith

Things got turned upside down for this young families beautiful 18 month old baby boy Carter on the 8th of May. Carter was in bed with his mother Chelsea as Carter had been unsettled. Carter fell on the carpeted floor at about 4 am, Chelsea snuggled him and they both fell back to sleep. when they woke Chelsea noticed Carter was more grizzly than usual and had to carry him around as he did not want to be put down, she got ready for the day and took her two other young children to school, when she noticed his face drooping and was dribbling which Carter never does. Chelsea's sister came over and noticed that Carter was only using one side of his body. They rushed him to an emergency Doctor where they sent him to Middlemore Hospital where Carter had a CT scan, which showed white blotches in his brain, which the doctors thought was bleeding on the brain, which was thought it was from the fall off the bed. But then they saw calcification in his brain also, closer investigation showed it was not blood in his little brain, but he had had a major stroke, he has been having little strokes for awhile, which no one would have known about. He was quickly transferred to Starship Childrens Hospital.

Carter has paralysis on the left side of his body, he can not sit or support himself, he cant suckle. He is being drip fed as there is a risk of fluid going to his lungs. Its is going to be a long road for Carter and his family, while the doctors try to figure out why this happened and to prevent any further stokes from occurring. Carter and his family are in for a long road ahead, and the unknown weeks if not months for Carter to stay in Hospital.