Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: College Friend Breakfast

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

College Friend Breakfast

I attended Lynchburg College for six years, four for undergrad, and two for my Masters. It was the best experience and I enjoyed attending a small liberal arts college. My friends, who are also majored in education and worked in residence life get together every year for Christmas. This year we had breakfast at my house and tomorrow we are having a girls lunch. I cherish our friendships and feel so lucky that Laura, Stacy, Whitney, and Carron still keep in touch. Our old Nanny even joined us this year! Thanks for a great time friends! The kids in the slide show are Laura and Eric's adorable kids- Ethan and Jack.

1 comment:

LORI said...: I was soooo happy and refreshed! It was so good to see you and Benji and Chloe and Wyatt. You also seem refreshed and happy!!! Thank you again for letting me in on your breakfast gathering, you're the best.; January 2, 2009 at 9:41 AM

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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.