Journal entry by Charlie Starkweather —
Tobias got to spend a few wonderful days out of the hospital. He did so good with his restrictions and the doctors were impressed by his labs. On Christmas night, at midnight exactly, I took him to the ER. He had shortness of breath and they found pneumonia in his lung. They admitted him for some I V antibiotics. I left the hospital at 4AM. At 8 AM, they called and said he had gotten really sick and became unresponsive. His hemoglobin dropped to undetectable. He was taken to the ICU and got a CT scan. They saw he had an enormous amount of bleeding in his abdomen. They tried to find the bleed and repair it by going in his veins through his groin. They could not stop the bleeding. My family and Ezra came to the hospital and Ezra was able to see his dad one last time. I FaceTimed Tobias’ sister, mom, and brother and they were able to speak to him one last time too. Chenoa was on the phone with me when he coded. The doctors did all they could, including CPR when his heart stopped until I asked every single person in the room if there was anything else they could do. They each told me no, so I told them they could stop and he died. He looked instantly peaceful and his suffering was over. He is the strongest person I know, and he fought until his last breath. Thank you all for caring about my sweet, amazing Tobias. Your support was not unnoticed or unappreciated. Tobias is no longer suffering and he is with God now.
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