Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: We have a home!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

We have a home!

Wyatt is now admitted to the 6th floor in the IMC section (which I am super happy about since he aspirates). He seems happy and is sleeping now. Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 8:45am with Dr. Chandler and Dr. Columbani. His surgeon, Dr. Abdullah is out of the country, but Dr. Columbani is excellent and has a lot of experience, plus Dr. Chandler has been with Wyatt from day 1. So we have a plan. We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers.... pictures to be posted tomorrow of Wyatt's new home. We already have the moblie hanging on the crib!!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Oh Gina...
I was hoping Wyatt's *home* would have been his real home...I hope this is a blessing in disguise...extra prayers and thoughts headed your way...
Love and hugs,
Karen; April 16, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Anonymous said...: It makes us sad that Wyatt is back in the hospital facing another surgery. Extra prayers for him tonight, and mom and dad too. I am sure it is stressful. Hang in there...

Chuck, Sue and Megan; April 16, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Joe Carr said...: So sorry to hear. We will say extra prayers for him. If there is anything we can do...meals, babysit Chloe,etc...please let us know.
Maria, Joe, Grace and Daniel; April 16, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Anonymous said...: Wyatt Wyatt Wyatt... I thought I was leaving Westminster with you safe and sound and home for good! You are a little fighter and I know you will be just fine but you will be in my thoughts and prayers anyway as always

Love,
"Nanny"; April 16, 2008 at 10:38 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.