Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Tuesday update

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Tuesday update

Wyatt seems to be coughing less which is a good sign. We have his post-op appt. tomorrow so hopefully a doctor can listen to his lungs.

Also, our friends informed us about 50 tickets are sold for the benefit for Wyatt so far. Thank you very much!! It's going to be a fun night with 3 local bands. You will get to see Benji play in two of the bands, Joe and Maria!! We have about 150 remaining tickets. All the proceeds will go towards Johns Hopkins and Mt. Washington and Wyatt's expenses. Both hospitals were very good towards Wyatt and the care he received there saved his life. I was also told we now have about 12 auction items! Tickets will be sold at the door, but getting your tickets early will allow the organizers know how much drinks/foods to purchase.

Finally, Benji's grandfather is not doing so well, so extra prayers for him is much appreciated.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Gina, I have sold about 10 tickets at New Windsor, with several other folks planning to buy them. We also got several donations from folks who can't come, but wanted to help. When do you want a final count?

Barb; May 1, 2008 at 7:36 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.