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, August 9, 2011

Brodie's first surgery

They decided to put Brodie on ECMO which is the heart/lung bypass machine. This was a surgery and it went well. He seems to be reacting as they thought he would and now we just wait and watch his progress. It is amazing what they can do with technology and we are so blessed to have such a wonderful hospital in our backyard. There are many risks but at this point we just wait and see what happens. They have taken the medicine away that paralyzes him so our hope is that soon LaVona can see him move around and maybe open his eyes. This would all not be possible without the great doctors and your prayers. We are holding up well but that could change at any moment. They are going to meet and decide when to do the surgery to fix his diaphragm and when to take him off ECMO. They usually like to keep them on for 3-5 days but he could be on for 2 weeks or more. As you probably can tell he is still very sick. We hope to get more news later and will keep you updated as we get news.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Continuously praying.

jcollierw said...

Lord, I lift Brodie, Todd, and LaVona up to you right now. You have the plans and Lord they trust you. Bring peace and healing to this family.

I will continue to lift you in prayer.

Patti Johnson said...

Precious Baby Brodie and family are in my prayers. I pray you feel God's love and peace as He supports you with His strength, His hope and His healing power.