Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Good Friends...

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Good Friends...

Wyatt had an eventful day today... here are some of his activities. Playing with Laura, reading books, swinging, playtime with phyiscal thearpy on the mat, putting his hands together, sleeping, smiling, and looking.

I am so lucky to have the best friends in the world. My college friend Laura visited Wyatt today while I could not be there. She even made cookies for all the nurses!!! When I joined her in the afternoon, she brought a yummy lunch from Panera. She also brought some books for Wyatt and Baby Einstein tapes. What are friends for??? Laura is busy herself... she is a mom of two young boys and works in an elementary school as a Professional Developer. Wyatt started to spit up brown formula today because he was scoped by the ENT doctor yesterday and today he decided to pull out his ng tube. I can't wait for the g-tube surgery!!! His prevacid, acid reflux medicine was increased today so hopefully that will help.... meanwhile... Chloe woke up with a fever of 102. I took her to the doctor and she has a double ear infection!!! Poor Chloe... she stayed healthy her entire first year of life and now it seems like she is getting sick everyother day!! Maybe because I am bringing stuff back from being in hosipitals all the time??

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Hi Gina....
Thank you for the WONDERFUL pictures of that happy, happy boy!! Wyatt is just so CUTE!!!!!
Poor Chloe I hope she feels better soon...stop beating yourself up Mom...germs are everywhere and those darn ear infections just seem to come from nowhere. You are doing a great job...I personally don't know how you and Benji do all you do.
Please be safe today...remember we are only a phone call away.
Hugs and happy thoughts,
Karen :); February 22, 2008 at 7:23 AM

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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.