Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Happy Birthday Wyatt's friend's mom!!

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Happy Birthday Wyatt's friend's mom!!

It's Vicki's birthday, Jack's mom who is Wyatt's CDH friend. Jack and Wyatt have shared simliar experiences at Hopkins and now Jack is home and healthy. His ng tube was just removed and he is doing great. Vicki received the best gift of all... Jack! You can check out Jack's story on www.carepages.com and search for JackJensen. Happy Birthday Vicki!

2 comments:

Vicki Jensen said...: What a surprise to see Jack and I when I checked on Wyatt this morning! Thanks for the birthday wishes! Won't it be awesome when we have first birthday parties for Jack & Wyatt!!

Hope you guys are doing well. I'll wait to hear if you're going to Mt Washington or not. It seems silly to transfer him for only a week or so but whatever helps him pack on the pounds and get strong then that's what's best!

Have a happy Sunday. Say hi to Father Paul if you're going to mass.

Vic; January 27, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Gina said...: Vicki,

Father Paul must be on vacation because it was a new priest this weekend and the mass was on about 25 minutes with no music!! I'm going to give Father Paul an update of Jack when I see him :)) Happy Birthday and I can't wait for Jack's first birthday. Chloe's birthday is August 15th so they are almost exactly one year apart.... maybe a future boyfriend??; January 27, 2008 at 9:59 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.