Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: A Fundraiser in honor of Wyatt, organized by our friends....

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

A Fundraiser in honor of Wyatt, organized by our friends....

Our dear friends, Maria, Joe, and Jessica organized a fundraiser for Wyatt... Wow!! we feel so blessed to have such a huge support group. We really do have the best friends in the world. Below is an e-mail that Joe sent me and asked me to pass it along and post on the blog.

"Dear Friends,
As many of you know, our good friends Gina and Benji Koger had a little boy named Wyatt on October 9, 2007. He was born with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). It’s taken him several surgeries and trips between two hospitals to finally have him home.

In spite of the surgeries and the lengthy hospital stay, Wyatt is a lucky baby. He was born to great parents. I don’t think I could have weathered the challenges Gina and Benji have endured since Wyatt was born.

I met with Benji the day he found out Wyatt would be born with CDH. He explained to me all the plans they had already made for the upcoming months before Wyatt was born. Throughout the pregnancy Gina remained upbeat and positive and researched CDH.

Many of Gina, Benji, Chloe, and Wyatt’s friend have organized a fundraiser called “Friends of Wyatt Benefit Concert/Dance” to be held on Saturday May 10th at the Westminster VFW on Poole Rd. from 8-12 PM. Our intention is to help those who helped Wyatt. Funds raised will go to the Johns Hopkins Children Center, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital and Wyatt’s expenses.

Expect a night filled with music featuring local bands Eternal Buzz, Muggsy Thuggo, Time Alone plus DJ Chris Swam. There will also be a money wheel, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, beer and cash bar.

The cost of this fundraiser is $25.00 per person.

If you are interested in attending, please send me an email so I can contact you when the tickets are available. If you know anyone who is interested in coming please forward this letter and have them contact me. E-mail- jncarr@k12.carr.org

Thanks,
Joe"

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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.