Susan Surandon’s daughter, Eva Amurri Martino, has revealed the terrifying moment her newborn son was dropped on the floor by a night nurse, resulting in a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
On her lifestyle blog, Happily Eva After the 31-year-old actress said her then six-week-old baby boy, Major James, slipped from the arms of his night nurse, who fell asleep while holding him.
“A couple of days after Thanksgiving, our night nurse fell asleep while holding Major and dropped him, and he cracked his head on the hardwood floor. Kyle and I were sleeping at the time and were awoken by the sound of his head hitting the floor, and then hysterical piercing screams,” she wrote.
“He suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on his brain, and was transported by ambulance to Yale Medical Center where I spent two harrowing days with him to receive emergency care and further testing. To say these were the most traumatic and anxious two days of my life is an understatement,” she continued.
Amurri Martino went on to say the little bub was released from hospital after two days, and is doing well.
“Though he had the fracture, some skull displacement, and bleeding, the skull did not touch his brain and the bleeding was localized. Further MRI’s showed no brain damage and we were discharged by experts in pediatrics and neurology with as excellent of a prognosis as we could have ever hoped for. We were absolutely, divinely lucky that day.”
However the mum-of-two said the accident has left her feeling traumatised, and she is unable to trust almost anyone else looking after her son.
“I know that this news might reach many, and of those many there will always be the people who say that this accident was my fault. That if it had been me in there holding him instead of a Night Nurse, that this never would have happened. That I deserve this for allowing my child to be in the care of somebody other than me.
“Well, let me tell you– the guilt I bore in the days and weeks after this accident was more intense and more damaging than anything I would wish upon my worst enemy. I had all those same thoughts and more,” she shared.
She says, while she has not been formally diagnosed by a doctor, she believes she may be suffering from some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, possibly linked to some form of Postpartum Depression.
“Hearing Major cry hard immediately triggers my memories of the moments after the accident and instigates an immediate panic attack– my heart races and tears spring to my eyes. Sometimes I get dizzy spells. I feel nauseous and overwhelmed,” she wrote.
Amurri Martino said she is working with medical professionals to help get through this tough time.
“Even typing those words scares me and makes me realize that there may be a longer road ahead to feel better than I would hope for.
“I finally feel secure enough to admit that it is possible for me to feel better than I do today. I deserve that, and my family deserves that.”
For more, visit our Facebook page or follow us on Instagram
Related stories
Native ad body.
Native ad body.
Native ad body.
