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!


Wednesday, August 24, 2011

No News is Good News

Not much has happened today. Brodie's numbers stayed the same overnight. While he is not moving forward he is at least stable and holding steady. He has some extra fluid in his chest that they are concerned about. The good news is that they did do an EEG and he is not having any seizures. They may start weaning the seizure medicine and see how he does. The bads new is that they said that this has probably set him back a few weeks. They will certainly go much slower off the oscillator and the ventilator. We are just thankful for an easier day. The past few days have been crazy. Hopefully we will get some good news soon.
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Lindsey said...

I pray that Brodie will pull through this, as well as you all. Brodie's feeling your love and strength. Keep praying. You all are in our prayers.

August 24, 2011 at 3:03 PM

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