Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: What a Success!!

Monday, May 12, 2008

What a Success!!

It's Danielle. The benefit was hugely successful for CDH and a great time as well. The first pic is the opening band. Wyatt's daddy is showcased on the right. The second picture is Wyatt's slideshow. Gina said some beautiful words, something to the effect of that she wouldn't wish this birth defect on anyone, but she would never take back this experience because of the person Wyatt is becoming and the support that radiates from everyone around her. The crew that put the benefit on really knows how to through a party!!

2 comments:

Joe Carr said...: Wow! What a great evening. I am still stunned by the generosity of everyone.

I felt like I was in a modern day version of "It's a Wonderful Life".

I've got to thank a ton of people responsible for creating something this awesome.

Maria Carr, Jessica and Alex Bair have been there from the beginning of the idea to the final clean up. Thanks.

Thanks to the bands The Eternal Buzz and Thuggsy Muggo for donating their time and talents to the cause. You guys sounded great.

Barb Bankard did the thankless job of banker for the evening. Thank You.

Lisa and Ed Macurak, Pam Hayes, Frank and Paul Tontalla, Whitney Rohde for setting up, cleaning up, selling 50/50s, and spinning the money wheel.

I'd also like to thank Melissa Moshang for getting us great silent auction items, hanging flyers, getting the sign up on Rt. 140.

I'm not finished yet. I'll add more.......; May 12, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Vicki Jensen said...: I'm so glad the event went so great. I can't wait to hear more and see more pictures!
Love
Vic; May 12, 2008 at 6:40 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.