Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Happy New Years

Monday, December 31, 2007

Happy New Years

We wish everyone a happy, healthy, new year. I am looking down at the clock on my computer and it's an hour before midnight and what am I doing??? I'm blogging!!! It just goes to show you that it sure has been an unusual year! This year our family is in three different places. Wyatt is in the hospital, Benji is at home, and Chloe and I are at my parents. Our wish for the next coming year will be to be together as a family under one roof!! Luckily Wyatt slept for most of the day because he was moved from the annex to room #1 with a child who needed a lot of care. Then Wyatt was moved to room #3 which was his third change in one day. I was getting ready to leave to put Chloe to bed and Wyatt started de-stating with his oxygen saturation levels. His chest x-ray today showed that either his left lung collapsed or it's filled with fluid, therefore it's difficult for him to breath. However, we got him stabilized and when I was leaving, he was sound asleep and stable. If all stays calm, he will most likely be moved to the 6th floor at Hopkins and we'll probably stay there for a while. The 6th floor is a step down unit for pediatric patients. Wyatt's other surgeon will come back on Wednesday and then a plan will be formulated. Happy New Year everyone and thank you for everything. A mom from Scotland e-mailed me her son's blog who also has CDH. Check it out at It's a small world!!

1 comment:

Vicki Jensen said...: Geez, that boy keeps you on your toes. I'm so glad Nicole was able to finally get a line for Wyatt. I can't believe he had to get the IO. Jack had that at his bedside for emergencies since he is now considered a "difficult stick" or as I say "picked over". That needle looked so scary. Wyatt sure is a brave little guy.

His picture on the blog (top right) is great. He looks like he put some weight on. I want to pinch those cheeks!

I hope this week things will settle down and they'll get him healthy again. I know with the PICU staff Wyatt is in excellent hands. Just take care of yourself. That is such an intense environment. If you need anything at all just give me a call. James works in Baltimore so he could easily swing by to bring you something (food, supplies, etc). You can also check out The Children's House if you live far enough away. Then you'll just be down the block.

I hope Benji gets well soon too. I'm sure he misses seeing you guys!

Take care!
Hugs,
Vicki; January 1, 2008 at 4:58 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.