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!


Monday, August 15, 2011

Finally better news

Well we finally caught and break and he seems to now be on the right track. I went to give blood (which I didn't have the right forms for) and when we got back they said he was doing good. The dr. said that they tried everything to get his numbers to improve but were unable to. The ended rotating his breathing tube 180 degrees and his numbers started to respond. Apparently the way it was sitting it was blocking the flow of air in and out. Sounds like prayers have been answered. We still have a long way to go but at least we have another win under our belt. He is now on ECMO flow of 40 and very low help from the ventilator. They now are talking about taking him off ECMO tonight depending on what the surgeons say. We will continue to keep you posted on this. I was about to send this and the surgeon came down and said they will probably do the trial off in an hour or two and then take him completely off if that goes well. Will post later to let you know how that goes.

1 comment:

Chelsea said...

Glad to see things swinging in a more positive direction for Brodie :-) Can anyone donate blood in Brodie's name? I would be more than happy to donate!