Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Happy Wyatt!!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Happy Wyatt!!

Today was another great day! Wyatt looked so peaceful, happy, and comfortable today. It's the first time I saw him sucking on a pacifier. He is also tolerating his feeds better. The breast milk is staying down!! Most importantly, he was removed from CPAP (pressured oxygen)to just oxygen thanks to his awesome respiratory therapist, Laura!! Laura and a few other nurses go the extra mile to help Wyatt progress more and to make his feel more comfortable. We are very fortunate that he has such great care. Finally, Wyatt enjoyed getting a visit from his cousins, Jimmy, Maria, and Vicki.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Gina and Benji - wow! Wyatt is so beautiful, and so is his sister Chloe! I will keep praying, barb; November 12, 2007 at 8:08 PM
Anonymous said...: What a sweet little boy he is. Thanks for keeping us updated!

Julia Jasken; November 12, 2007 at 9:52 PM

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Hurdles that I faced and achieved!

After birth, I was placed on ECMO at Johns Hopkins Hospital for 13 days. On day 13, I had a surgery to repair my hernia and was removed from ECMO, but my organs would not fit in my abdomen. I had a silo for a week and then surgery to place the organs back in the abdomen. Then, part of my intestines re-herniated into my chest cavity two months later and I had another surgery to repair that. After my first surgery, I experienced an intraventricular hemorrhage in my brain and at four months old I received a VP shunt. After I was extubated, I learned that I have right vocal cord paralysis. Then I had g-tube surgery and after I finally got to go home after 5 longs months at Johns Hopkins and Mt. Washington Hospital! Only for a few weeks, though. In mid-April my intestines reherniated again and sent me into surgery. I came home, and had a long run before my THIRD reherniation in the beginning of September on Labor Day weekend in 2008. Then I was hospitalized for twice during the winter 2009 for two respiratory infections. Well, I almost lasted a year until my next surgery! Just this past June, in 2009, I had surgery to wrap my stomach around the esophagus, a nissen. This has helped with my reflux and my hiatal hernia. I will be 2 in October, I love scooting around but refuse to stand up and walk. I am a little miracle and thank God, my doctors, my nurses, family, and friends for my strength, my fight and a happy life.