Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: Bath Time

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Bath Time

Getting Clean!

Chloe is a great little helper!

All dried off!

All Done!

Since Wyatt had a central line, he was unable to take a normal bath (getting completely submerged). It was always a bird bath. Now that the central line is out, Wyatt took a real bath and he loves kicking and splashing around in the tub! We have this cool little tub that has a portable shower attached to it so that we can bring it to Wyatt rather than bringing Wyatt to the tub. He had a great time and Chloe was a great little helper.
Tomorrow we have an ENT and GI appointment at Hopkins.

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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.