Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: An Easter Day Hike

Sunday, April 12, 2009

An Easter Day Hike

No... this is not what you think... it's not a smooth park trail... my sister decided to bush-wack a trail in the woods behind my parent's house and we were privileged to be one of the few to walk on it so there were still many sticker bushes, deer carcases, cliffs, water to walk through, etc... you name it! But we made it to the destination and Chloe walked the entire way by herself. It brought back many wonderful memories because these are the woods that I played in as a young child. All summer, the neighbors and I would make forts, go on hikes, walk to the stream, etc... we just didn't go this far back. We made it back to my parent's house in one piece and Wyatt enjoyed extra special time with Mom-mom and Pop-Pop while we were gone. Our dog Abby, who is typically afraid of water and my parent's dog Duncan loved it!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: What an adventure! A weekend packed with special family memories...(My favorite was the Chloe egg dying assembly line)I wouldn't be surprised if your kids end up liking Easter better than Christmas!
PatV.; April 13, 2009 at 9:43 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.