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My Friends
Drake:
Drake
was born at 25 weeks gestation, weighing 1 lb. 13 oz.
I will never forget
how tiny he was or the day
to day worry involved in having a preemie.
During his hospital stay of 93 long
days, there were several challenges we had
to face. Of the 93
days, Drake remained on the ventilator for 72
days, during this time he developed an infection with the
bacteria Pseudomonas, which grew in his airway tubing
and further developed
into Pneumonia which lasted 4 days. After the battle with Pneumonia,
he began to have a feeding intolerance which led to
weight loss. After a number of tests, he underwent
surgery to correct a duodenal webbing which restricted
the flow of milk into the intestine. After
this surgery Drake
completely progressed without complication and came
home on April 30, 1999. Three days later, in follow up with his eye
doctor, Drake underwent immediate laser eye surgery
due to Retinopathy of
Prematurity.
Currently,
Drake is a very curious and loving child! Despite the
challenges and the day to daymilestones he has faced
as being a preemie, he has accomplished his
developmental skills quite well and has no ongoing medical problems
to speak of.
I appreciate
the piece of mind that I have gained in reading
your book and hope that every family that has a preemie gains
the same peacefulness as
well. Meaning...Your child will get
through this and finally
outgrow being a preemie... Sincerely, Drake's Mom
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Finn:
Hi, just wanted to say a big
Thank You for posting such a positive, helpful
page. Many sites on preemies are either too clinical
or about children who
didn't make it. It's lovely to be able to celebrate
our child's life (and
survival) without the guilt...
Our son, Finn, was born at 25 weeks, 4 days,
weighing 1 pound, 12 ounces. He
had the usual run of life-threatening conditions -
blood on the brain, kidney
failure, chronic lung disease. But mercifully, he
pulled through and today is
a happy, healthy 3-year-old. He does have residual
problems in the form of
significant motor delays (he's still not walking),
but otherwise shows no
signs of cerebral palsy.
Every day we thank God for our little comedian, who
loves to laugh and make
others laugh with him. Nothing he loves more than
playing to an appreciative
audience, and we're so proud!!! Sincerely, Finn's Mom
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Jordan:
Here
is a picture of Jordan that was taken 12/12/02 when
he weighed 7 lbs 5 oz. Thanks so much for your
words of encouragement. Sincerely,
Jordan's Mom
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