Michelle Money admits her family is dealing with ‘a bit of negative news’ after learning the pressure has increased on her daughter’s brain after her skateboarding accident
She was optimistic about her daughters condition on Wednesday, calling it ‘another good day on the books.’
But Michelle Money, 39, shared a more mixed message on Friday about her daughter Brielle, 15, who suffered a devastating head injury from a skateboarding accident over the weekend.
The former Bachelor star posted an update from her ex Ryan Money, 40, who noted improvements in his daughter’s condition after the pressure on her brain had increased on Thursday night.
Good and bad: Michelle Money, 39, shared a mixed update on Friday about her daughter Brielle, 15, who suffered a devastating head injury from a skateboarding accident over the weekend
Michelle reposted Ryan’s update, which featured CT scans of Brielle’s skull that clearly showed the fracture lines on the bone.
‘*The CT scan yesterday (the pics of her skull and the fractures are from this CT Scan) gave us a bunch of good news,’ Ryan began, dating his updated to noon on Friday.
‘The bruising and swelling in Brie’s head has gone down. No new swelling,’ he wrote.
He also noted that a blood clot that had developed in Brielle’s jugular vein had seemingly cleared up, and blood was now passing through the vein.
Up to date: Michelle reposted Ryan’s update, which featured CT scans of Brielle’s skull that clearly showed the fracture lines on the bone
Brielle was being cared for at a children’s hospital, where her age made it more difficult for her nurses and other healthcare workers to move her around, so she was placed on an air mattress for comfort and ease of motion.
‘Keep in mind at Primary Childrens there are a lot of small kids who are a lot easier to move around.
‘Brie being older has its pluses (more tolerance of medicine) and its disadvantages (she is hard to move around and it takes longer to do most anything with her),’ he added.
Though Brie’s condition seemed to be on the upswing as of the afternoon, the situation appeared more dire the night before, when Michelle stood watch.
Looking up: Ryan reported that the swelling and bruising on Brielle’s brain had gone down, a promising sign
Troubling: But the night before, Michelle said the pressure on her brain was the highest it had been so far
‘The pressure in her brain was almost twice as high as it has ever been. It was a rough night and definitely for the 2 steps forward she had with the Scans yesterday this was a step back,’ Ryan wrote.
Brielle’s doctors had to remove fluid from Brielle’s lungs earlier on Thursday, and her sinuses were congested, which put her at a high risk of infection, so doctors also gave her a cocktail of antibiotics as a preventative step.
‘They said that if her numbers get up that high again they will have to put her in a deeper comatose state/ medically induced coma. They have been trying to wean her off of these drugs and it does not seem like that is going to happen today.’
Though Brielle’s condition had seesawed between improvement and decline, Ryan and Michelle still thanked their friends and followers for their prayers.
‘We are using them up,’ they wrote, before indicating the next update on their daughter’s condition would likely come sometime Friday night.
In addition to sharing a computer screen with Brielle’s CT scan, Ryan also posted a photo of the sliding door to her room in the ICU, which had been decorated with photos of his daughter.
The photo also gave a snapshot into his and Michelle’s time standing watch over the daughter with a table of snacks to tide them over and a stuffed turtle for comfort.
Taking a turn: ‘They said that if her numbers get up that high again they will have to put her in a deeper comatose state/ medically induced coma. They have been trying to wean her off of these drugs and it does not seem like that is going to happen today’
The real Brielle: As she waited for updates on her daughter’s condition, Michelle shared videos of Brielle throughout the years that highlighted her charm and care-free attitude
As she waited for updates on her daughter’s condition, Michelle shared videos of Brielle throughout the years that highlighted her charm and care-free attitude.
She led off with a playful boomerang of the young athlete mugging in front of a changing room mirror and followed it up with a sweet photo of a get-together from October, captioned: ‘GIRL POWER.’
Another adorable video showed Brielle at age 10 speaking directly to the camera.
‘Guys, I’m 10. Ten years of life! And I’m looking forward to the next 10!’ she cried out as her mom broke out into a laugh.
‘I’m looking forward to the next 10’: An adorable Brie was optimistic for the future in a video from when she was 10
Pulling for her: Another video featured a bevy of Michelle’s friends, all decked out in leis and flower crowns as they sang Happy Birthday to her daughter
Too cute: Her daughter was barely recognizable in an adorable video of an elementary school musical where Brielle performed Be Our Guest from Beauty And The Beast on stage with a troupe of her classmates
Another video featured a bevy of Michelle’s friends, all decked out in leis and flower crowns as they sang Happy Birthday to her daughter.
‘I have the cutest friends who love Brielle so much,’ Michelle wrote.
Her daughter was barely recognizable in an adorable video of an elementary school musical where Brielle performed Be Our Guest from Beauty And The Beast on stage with a troupe of her classmates.
What a difference! It was hard to square the precocious child in the earlier video with the more mature Brielle in photos from 2018 and 2019
Changing roles: On Wednesday, Michelle revealed she regretted prioritizing being her daughter’s friend over being her parent
It was hard to square the precocious child in the earlier video with the more mature Brielle in photos from 2018 and 2019.
With little to do but wait to learn more about her daughter’s condition, the former reality star began interrogating her own relationship as a parent.
On Wednesday, she revealed she regretted prioritizing being her daughter’s friend over being her parent.
‘I feel like as I look back I have been such a pushover and so lenient in a world where we can’t afford to be friends first for our children.
‘I have been a parent second and a friend first and if I could go back and change that, I would. And now more than ever, our kids need parents who are responsible and who know what’s best for them,’ she said.
Regrets: ‘I should have put the helmet on her before she left. I should have physically put it on her because I am her mother,’ she said
‘I should have put the helmet on her before she left. I should have physically put it on her because I am her mother,’ she added.
Michelle, who was born in Utah, was a contestant on the 15th season of The Bachelor with Brad Womack in 2011.
She returned to Bachelor Nation for the second season of Bacheler Pad the same year before going on to win the first season of Bachelor in Paradise in 2014 after coupling up with Cody Sattler.
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