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!


Thursday, August 11, 2011

Diaphragm repair surgery

The surgeon just came and and said they we starting surgery. It should take about 2 hours for them to finish. There is a high risk of bleeding so it is a very delicate surgery. At this point we new all the prayers we can get. It was very tough to leave him but we know he is in excellent hands. We thanked the surgeon for all he is doing to which he replied, "Thank God, he is the one I work for." I would have to say that we have the right doctor working on him. We need all your prayers for Brodie right now and please also pray for is because it is becoming more real and tougher to deal with. We are all in this together and know that some day he will come home and we will all be changed by all that has happened. We will post as soon as we know anything.
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Sonny and Bernadette said...

We serve an awesome God!! Todd and LaVona please know that we are all lifting Brodie up in prayer. We all met together at work this morning and prayed for him. And we prayed for the doctors and nurses too that the surgery will be a success. Looks like God is working through the surgeons...how blessed you are to have Brodie in such wonderful care. May God wrap his loving arms around you and LaVona right now and give you a sense of comfort and peace. Sending love and hugs your way.

August 11, 2011 at 9:35 AM

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