No child's birthday party is complete without the cake-covered face. Matthew is getting the hang of making a mess with his food. His brother, Casey, lent a hand as well.
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2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
And still he smiles...
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
So much to be thankful for!
One boy's long road to recovery. Matthew was born two months premature with a rare fourfold heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCA's, and Ventricular Septal Defect. He's had two open heart surgeries and will need additional heart surgeries in the future. To appreciate the absolute miracle of this "3 plus million dollar boy", you'd need to look into the "Archives" beginning after his first 9 hr open heart surgery at Stanford, August 2005.
First picture
2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
Day of birth ~ May 10th, 2005
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
Day of first surgery ~ July "05
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
After first surgery
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Chest was just closed
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
BiPap mask
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Getting ready for second surgery
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
After second surgery
And still he smiles...
Leaving Stanford after second surgery
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
Happy Days
So much to be thankful for!
To view more pictures of Matthew while at Stanford, you can expand the year of 2005 by first clicking on the arrow, then the month. He was at Stanford from July thru September of 2005. Matthew was transferred back to Sunrise hospital where he stayed until the end of October 2005.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
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- Chicken Noodle Surprise
- Anatomy of a Breathing Treatment
- Matthew & the Mirror
- To all our Prayer Bears!!
- Grandma Sue's Visit
- Doggie Bath
- Jumping in the Castle
- The Cake
- Our Guests
- Happy 2nd birthday Matthew!
- Couple more cute pics of Magoo
- Breakfast Anyone?
- A Ride in the Wagon
- Open Invitation ~ Matthew's 2nd birthday
- Look Ma! No cavities!!
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2 comments:
Love all thos faces! What a fun little boy you have!
Matthew surprised all of us by tolerating his colorful cake the way he did. He investigated each and every color. He even smacked his lips a couple of time as if tasting the icing a single gag. We were all surprised he found the cake in front of him so interesting.
We didn't really see a smile until they stated to clean him up. Needless-to-say, the icing came off; but the color remained until bathtime. Ha Ha He ran around the remainder of the day looking like The Incredible Hulk.
Matthew looked around the crowd for approval during his intensive study of the icing. He was a good sport, as always, and very entertaining.
Love you my little green man, grandma wright a.k.a uma
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