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 22, 2011

We Love You Brodie

Today we received some devastating news. Brodie has significant damage to the left side of his brain. It damaged the areas that control movement and speech. The neurologist told us he more than likely would not walk and they didn't know about his speech. They said that in babies the right side can take over speech but we will not know that for some time. You can imagine how hard this is for us and all we need right now is prayers for Brodie and us. We will get through this, it just may take a couple of days. We believe that God put him in our lives and we know that together we can all get through this difficult time. Someday Brodie will read this and we want him to know that even though we got some tough news today we know that he is going to live a wonderful life and make so many people happy. We are dedicated to him as parents and will make sure that he has the best life possible. Feeling him in our arms yesterday assured us no matter the path that this road takes us that the love we have for him will get us through anything. We do ask that you respect our privacy at this time. If you want to send us an email that is ok but we are just asking that people do not call or text at this time. We understand that Brodie has touched so many lives but we just need a few days to get through the initial blow. Thanks again for all your prayers and support.
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3 comments:

Lindsey said...

You will all receive our continued prayers.

August 22, 2011 at 12:23 PM
P Finn said...

God Bless and watch over your family and bless you all with his favor to bring healing and abundance to each of you.... to heal Brodie and bring you all through this difficult time. With God ALL things are possible. My thoughts and prayers are with you each and every day.

August 22, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Anonymous said...

This will help you.

Shareyourstory.org

This page is brought to us by the march of dimes. It has brought me through my worst moments in life. Helped me cope with the loss of a child and still helps me with my daughter and her ups and downs of life. Please know, there are people in your same situation who have dealt with the same concerns you are going through. Also has resources that help tremendously.

It helps!
LoveandLight,
Liz

August 31, 2011 at 8:25 AM

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