Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY WYATT!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY WYATT!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so thankful and joyful to be celebrating Wyatt's second birthday on Friday. He is a miracle and has changed my life for the better. I thank God everyday for him. This past year has also been eventful with 5 hospital stays (3 respiratory illness, 2 surgeries, 1 for testing).... every year, he gets stronger and stronger and I am so very proud of him. Many plans are in the works... we are not having a big party, instead an intimate dinner with our closest family. There will be a surprise....here is a hint- (cake(not))

5 comments:

*super dude and super dog* said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WYATT!!!!!!!! I can't believe he's already two. We've been following Wyatt and Chloe for so long. Thank you for continuing to share your story to provide hope to families like ours. I hope you have a wonderful celebration with your beautiful family :)
-Kellie; October 8, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Jen said...: Happy 2nd Birthday Wyatt! I can't believe another year has already gone by! Many happy wishes for Wyatt tomorrow!; October 9, 2009 at 12:57 AM
Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday Wyatt!!! I am so proud of you. You are such a Joy!, Love mom-mom; October 9, 2009 at 7:57 AM
Maria said...: To my birthday buddy...
Happy Big 2, Wyatt. Hope you have a wonderful day. You will have to stop by and see our new baby Brandy soon. She would love to give you lots of birthday kisses and paws, too :)
Love,
Miss Maria; October 9, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday!

-John, Nicole, Jack, and Drew; October 9, 2009 at 8:16 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.