Tripp Halstead is seen in this undated photo, prior to the accident. (teamboom4tripp.com)

Two-year-old Tripp Halstead was critically injured when a tree branch fell and hit him during Superstorm Sandy, causing brain damage and requiring emergency surgery. Now Tripp, who has been in the hospital since that day, is battling a life-threatening infection, according to the family's Facebook page.

The infection, which struck last week, caused Tripp's temperature to spike to 104 degrees Tuesday night. Tripp's mother Stacy posted, "My poor baby just looks miserable...He is not all bright eyed and looking around...[it's] breaking my heart." The infection, according to the Facebook page, is apparently the bacteria e. coli, and the family was originally told that it was meningitis and then told it was ventriculitis.

Meningitis is "inflammation of the coverings around the brain and spinal cord," according to WebMD; ventriculitis is reportedly when the ventricles of the brain become inflamed. Both are serious conditions with similar symptoms. "To think," his mother wrote, "we had come so far, then to get the scare on Thursday that he might have a life threatening infection and we might lose him. Worst day to boot so far."

On October 29, 2012, the boy was playing outside his daycare center in Winder, Ga. when he was struck by the falling branch. He was taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Hospital for surgery and has been there since.

The family asks for prayers from those following Tripp's story and requests that people not visit or call the hospital for updates, but check their Facebook page. Donations for the family are also being accepted.