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About Me
- JR
- D's husband. Andrew's dad. Son, friend, cousin, nephew, grandson....the list goes on.
About This Blog
This blog was originally created to disseminate information about Andrew, our son who was born on June 15, 2007. Andrew was born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) that allowed abdominal organs (stomach, intestines, etc) to migrate into his chest cavity during development. This prohibited normal lung growth, making it difficult for him to live without significant life support, including a ventilator, a lung bypass machine called ECMO, and a long list of medications.
Andrew spent the next five months at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, undergoing multiple operations for the hernia repair, intestinal rearrangement, stomach tube insertion, etc. Multiple attempts to help him breathe on his own without a ventilator were unsuccessful due to a number of anatomical and developmental difficulties. Andrew's failure to progress and an abundance of overwhelmingly unfavorable test results led us to remove him from life support and let nature take its course on November 19, 2007.
We greatly appreciate the time we were able to spend with Andrew, and this blog continues as a source for information, a tribute to his memory, and a continuation of our lives without him present. From the emotional to the mundane, our lives have been forever changed by his presence; those lives are now chronicled here.
Little Drew,
ReplyDeleteHang in there little guy! So many are praying for you. Keep on fighting. We can't wait to meet you and hug and kiss you!
D & J we love you guys and you are in our prayers!
xoxoxo
Dee Dee, Jay and Mikey~
Hurray! I've sent prayers from Nevada for your little Drew - he's a very special little guy. Hugs to you all.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Drew! I am so happy that he is out of surgery and doing well...you guys are in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteYay! That's promising news.
ReplyDeleteI've been reluctant to post before now; the last thing you need is more correspondence to wade through. Just know that all three of you are in our thoughts, and we wish Drew a quick recovery.
Oh, I am so glad everything went smoothly! I am thinking of you all, and I will look forward to more updates bearing good news.
ReplyDeleteLove, Tiffy