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!


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Stay Strong Brodie

Today was the best day in quite some time for our little fighter. He has done really well and his numbers have responded great to each change that they made. Believe it or not the oxygen on the oscillator is set at 71%. It has not been down that low in over a week. They have come down on a couple of other settings as well. Although we are very excited by this news we have been here before and been crushed by a setback. We will think positive and hope the he keeps moving in the right direction. We see some twitching and jerking that looks similar to seizures so we just pray that they are not back. He is getting a head ultrasound and EEG sound please pray that both give us great results. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU BRODIE. He has fought so hard and it is an honor to be his father. He has been put through more in his first month than I have in 34 years. Stay strong buddy and we can't wait to bring you home.
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4 comments:

Jamie said...

So glad you all had a good day. Will be praying for good test results on the seizures. Keeping you all in our prayers daily.

Jamie Bohac

September 7, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Sonny and Bernadette said...

Praise God for a good day! Keep up the good fight Brodie...we are cheering you on and lifting you up in prayer daily. I pray you guys get some good test results today.

September 7, 2011 at 8:06 AM
Lindsey said...

Such a strong boy! He has definitely been through so much and is fighting every step of the way. You must be so proud! Keep up the fight, Brodie. :)

September 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Connie T said...

Praise God that he had a good day....I look forward to reading your post every day....This little guy has really touched my heart....I think about him and pray for him all the time....Stay Strong Mom & Dad....and Keep On Fighting Baby Boy!

September 7, 2011 at 12:24 PM

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