The family of a 2-year-old boy who was critically injured this week when a tree limb fell on top of him says they're trying to stay positive even though the latest news on his condition is not all good.
The young boy is in a medically-induced coma at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston with injuries on both sides of his brain.
"They're still very much hour by hour. They won't give us a ‘He'll going to be OK,' they won't give us that he's going to survive because they can't. They can't give us false hope," said Crystal Condon, Tripp's aunt.
Tripp's brain is swelling, but not as badly as it was right after the accident.
"We're getting about 80 percent negative, 20 percent positive. We're holding on to that 20 percent positive and we can deal with that. We're trying to not look at the negative, not look at the numbers. Look at what the power of prayer does. And we know miracles can happen and we're praying for a miracle," said Condon.
The family believes that the boy's life has been a miracle. Tripp Halstead's parents tried for years to get pregnant before he came along. As an infant, a health scare brought him Egleston for heart surgery. Now, at the same hospital, he is trying once again to beat the odds.
"If you can imagine your worst nightmare, this is it. We are living our worst nightmare," said Condon.
His family believes Tripp's life has been a miracle and they believe he has a lot more fight left.
"So we're holding on to him fighting, and it's going to be OK. Whatever the outcome is, as long as he's with us, it's going to be OK," said Condon.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:24:30 GMT
Rising flood waters trapped horses inside a Sandy Springs stable on Sunday afternoon. Rescue teams were called to Summit Equestrian Solutions on River Run around 4 p.m.
Rising flood waters trapped horses inside a Sandy Springs stable on Sunday afternoon. Rescue teams were called to Summit Equestrian Solutions on River Run around 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:10 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:10:38 GMT
On a day filled with nasty storms and heavy rains, there is a bright spot. A Suwanee police officer is being credited with saving the life of a baby bunny that was swept away by flood waters.
On a day filled with nasty storms and heavy rains, there is a bright spot. A Suwanee police officer is being credited with saving the life of a baby bunny that was swept away by flood waters during Sunday's downpour.
Sunday, May 19 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-05-19 18:00:39 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of soggy graduates and guests at Morehouse College's spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, telling graduates to take the power of their example-- as black men graduating from college-- and use it to improve people's lives.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:53 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:53:40 GMT
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday.
President Barack Obama addressed graduates at Morehouse College's commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president has made a commencement address in Georgia since 1938. See photos from his visit to Atlanta here!
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:09 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:09:05 GMT
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
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Tripp Halstead was injured by a tree limb in Winder.
