Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Saturday at the Park

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Saturday at the Park

There is a cool new playground not far from our house, so we decided to check it out today with our neighbors (who gave us the idea!) It was the first time that Wyatt and Chloe both rode in the car together (they both looked at each other the entire time). It was the first time we were out as an entire Koger family. Afterwards we played in the backyard and then grilled steak on our grill outside. Before we went to the park, I took the kids for a walk. This was the first time outside of our family room, we were together as a family... it felt so good. It was like time was frozen and were not in a rush to go anywhere. It was a feeling you got on a warm summer day laying on the beach with no stress and no where to go. I just wish I brought my camera with me!!!

Update of the fundraiser- Joe has the tickets now if you are interested. Also, if you have any items for the silent auction, please let him know.

2 comments:

Vicki Jensen said...: I'm so glad you guys got out to enjoy the beautiful weather. We had Jack out yesterday for the first time on a walk around downtown Frederick. He was like a sponge soaking in the sites! We have to get him and Wyatt together this spring/summer!
Hugs to Wyatt & Chloe!
Vic; April 6, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Anonymous said...: I asked Danielle about'these see please here". She said they are probably mass advertising. So I'm not going to open them. m; April 6, 2008 at 8:20 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.