Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Clowny Thursday

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Clowny Thursday

Today two clowns came by to visit Wyatt and he really enjoyed them, especially when they were blowing bubbles. I forgot to get my camera out!! Benji worked a super long day today so I stayed with Wyatt for a little while and then my mom took over. While she was holding him, he spit up brown stuff which was dried up blood. So tonight he will get an adominal x-ray and hopefully we will find the cause of it. I also talked to the discharge nurse today explaining that I am fine with Wyatt going to Mt. Wash, but for just 11 days I don't want to stress him out. When a new patient arrives at Mt. Wash, they are tested for RSV, blood work, and usually some changes are made in their diet, plus it's a new environoment for Wyatt. I just want Wyatt to stay staus quo so he can have shunt surgery on Feb. 5th. So far there is not a bed available at Mt. Wash until Monday.

2 comments:

Maria said...: Hang in there, Gina and Benji. You guys are constantly in our prayers. Gina, you are such a great advocate. Keep asking questions and making requests. That's how Wyatt will get the best of care! Take care.
Maria; January 24, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Gillian Brown said...: Thinking of you all - from the other side of the world.Hang in there,Wyatt is so special!x
Gil; January 25, 2008 at 12:15 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.