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!


Friday, August 26, 2011

A Good Start

This morning we have had a good start to the day. We called this morning at 5:30 and they told us that his blood gas has been good the last two times. We took advantage of the better news and got a little extra sleep this morning. This is the first day in well over a week that I don't feel like I have sandpaper on the back of my eyelids. Please do not mistake this as refreshed but at least I feel a little better. LaVona is tired but got a much needed nap as well after pumping at 6. I am amazed at her ability to be so tired and still get everything done. When we get home I just want to relax and play with Bradie. LaVona plays with Bradie, does the wash, cleans the house, pumps and everything else that needs to be done. I can't thank her enough for all that she does and without her our lives would be a wreck right now. Brodie's chest X-ray showed a slight improvement and we are awaiting the results of another echo. He needs to continue moving in the right direction and as you probably have figured out it is going to move very slow from here on out. If they go down on any of his settings they will be minor and it could take over a month to just to get him back to where he was. Prayer is what got us here and that is what will continue to help him progress. Hope that everyone is well and have a Happy Friday.

1 comment:

Leslie Steward said...

We are still praying, he has not left our hearts or our minds. We love you all and we are just a phone call away.