Welcome to our site about our son Brodie Dick who will join our family on August 8, 2011 at 8:00. At 22 weeks we went in to find out if we were having a boy or a girl and we found out that we were having a boy but that he may have a birth defect. After an agonizing week we found out that our son had CDH (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia). CDH occurs when the diaphragm fails to fully form, allowing the abdominal organs into the chest cavity and preventing lung growth. CDH occurs in 1 of every 2500 births and a baby with CDH is born every 10 minutes. 50% of babies diagnosed with CDH do not survive. The cause is not known. This will be a journal of our journey and will allow our family and friends to keep up to date on what is happening with us and our son Brodie. Thanks for your prayers and support!


Tuesday, July 26, 2011

July 26 Appt

Today we had good appts.  Brodie is growing and moving well.  I think LaVona has finally reached the point where she has had enough and is ready for Brodie to be here.  She is just tired and we are both ready to be done with all of the appts. Our next appt is on Friday.  It is never good when the staff of a doctor's office knows you by name.  With that said we would like to thank all of the doctors and nurses for the quick appts and many laughs.  Hope everyone is doing well. 
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