Wyatt James Koger, A Fighter from Birth: My sister is wonderful!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

My sister is wonderful!

My sister and I are six years apart, so I was always the bossy, older sister in our relationship. I want to publicly apologize for being so bossy when I was younger because she is truly the best Aunt anyone could ever ask for. She spends endless hours with Chloe and Wyatt when we visit. They enjoy the simple things in life, such as catching minnows in the stream, picking flowers, going for hikes, planting flowers, swimming, etc... I love you Danielle and thank you for all you do!

1 comment:

Danielle said...: If I'm so wonderful, why do you put up the worst pictures of me? :) Thanks for the nice post...; June 9, 2010 at 10:21 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.