A mother of three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burned at nursery.

In February, Giancarlo Enzo Ramis, now one year old, dropped a pot of boiling water on himself and suffered second, third and fourth degree pain. burns About 35 percent of his body.

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He was hospitalized for more than six weeks and endured a lot of extensive suffering. surgeries.

Eight months after his traumatic ordeal, Giancarlo is on the road to recovery and has even taken his first steps.

Now, her mother, Eileen Martin-Hidalgo, 40, is speaking out to raise awareness for burn victims.

laboratory technician, Florida, WEHe said: “I’m horrified at what happened to Giancarlo. We could have lost him.

“But he was so brave and he’s doing really well.

“We want to make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else.”

On February 16, Eileen dropped Giancarlo off at daycare and happily left him with the staff.

“I went to work as usual, but at 2pm I got a call from the nursery,” she said.

“They told me that Giancarlo was badly burned and to come immediately.”

Eileen quickly went to the nursery and called her husband, Julio Cesar Ramis, 36, who was working away.

On arrival, Eileen cuts Giancarlo’s clothes while the nursery staff ambulance.

They explained that she had dropped a pot of boiling water on herself while she was sitting in her high chair.

Eileen said: “The boiling water had fallen on the right side of his body.

“His skin was red and he was hysterical.”

Medical teams came to the scene after a while and intervened. painkillerbefore taking Giancarlo by ambulance to a nearby secondary hospital. school.

Giancarlo was then flown to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital, where Eileen made the three-hour journey.

Eileen said: “When I arrived doctors told me that due to the severity of his burns he needed treatment in a specialist burn unit.

“He was in a lot of pain.”

‘BRUSH’ SURGERY

Giancarlo suffered second, third and fourth degree burns on 35 percent of his body, including his arms, torso and legs.

That night, he was airlifted to the burn unit at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.

Eileen met him there, followed by Julio.

For the next few days, Giancarlo endured great pain. debridement surgeryWhere surgeons cleaned and scrubbed his burns.

Then there was more than one skin graftsWhere donor skin is taken from his left thigh and placed on his right arm, leg and torso.

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Eileen said: “Doctors sedated Giancarlo to help relieve the pain.

“They also placed a tube in his nose to make sure he was getting enough nutrition.

“After a month, he started smiling again and even stood up in his hospital crib.”

While Eileen spent every day in the hospital next to Giancarlo, Julio was working as a freight supervisor in a company. airline company.

Their older children, Helen Alana, 16, and Everly Meadow, two, stayed with their parents.

Giancarlo was finally discharged in April after being hospitalized for more than six weeks.

But two weeks later, at his second follow-up appointment, doctors were unhappy with the way his burns were healing and he was readmitted to the hospital for another skin graft surgery on his right leg.

Then in May, Giancarlo returned to the hospital to have another skin graft in the same area.

He has lost mobility in his right leg and his burns often cause him a lot of discomfort

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Once home, he endured daily physical and occupational therapy, including helping him bend his knees by taking steps.

Eileen and Julio had to massage their burns with a medicated cream several times a day.

Eileen said: “We were constantly going back and forth to hospital. It was really hard.”

In June, Giancarlo took his first steps at home, and the following month he was fitted with compression garments to help reduce scarring.

He will start laser treatment in January.

Eileen said: “We are so proud of her resilience.

“He has lost mobility in his right leg and his burns often cause him a lot of discomfort.

“But it’s going very well so far.”

Visit Giancarlo and his family’s home to support their recovery. GoFundMe page.

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