Corban was not having a good day today. He was struggling to breathe and very fussy. When talking with the doctor, he said Corban's x-ray looked fine this morning. I insisted that Corban was NOT ok and that something was definitely wrong.
The doctor got another x-ray at 5 o'clock tonight, and was surprised that, after 36 hours of Corban's x-ray looking the same, this one showed fluid accumulating on his right lung! He ended up pulling off 120 ml. of fluid (which is a lot of fluid)!
So, in the words of my friend, Tonya, "mom's know stuff too!" :)
CORBAN LEVI
a gift, dedicated to God
My name is Corban Levi and I was born with a rare genetic condition called Sheldon-Hall syndrome. Along with it, I have something called arthrogrypo
Because I didn't move much in my mommy's belly, my bones were weak and 4 of them broke at birth. My hips were dislocated too, but after a long 9 hour surgery, they're in place.
I had tons of fluid on my lungs after I was born, and had to have multiple sets of chest tubes for over 8 weeks because of it. I had trouble learning how to eat and and how to breathe on my own (still working on the eating part).
Because of all these things, I spent the first 5 months of my life in the NICU. It was a roller coaster ride, and there were days when no one knew if I would make it out alive. But just 5 days before Christmas, I finally got to go home!
I just celebrated my 4th birthday, and am so glad to be living life with my mommy, daddy, brother and sister who love me very, very much. They say I am their extra special gift from God, dedicated back to him. And I say, that's PERFECT!
I had tons of fluid on my lungs after I was born, and had to have multiple sets of chest tubes for over 8 weeks because of it. I had trouble learning how to eat and and how to breathe on my own (still working on the eating part).
Because of all these things, I spent the first 5 months of my life in the NICU. It was a roller coaster ride, and there were days when no one knew if I would make it out alive. But just 5 days before Christmas, I finally got to go home!
I just celebrated my 4th birthday, and am so glad to be living life with my mommy, daddy, brother and sister who love me very, very much. They say I am their extra special gift from God, dedicated back to him. And I say, that's PERFECT!
Corban's Story
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- The "Family Meeting"
- That Pesky Edema
- Mom's Know Stuff Too!
- Limp, in My Arms
- Daddy Loves Me Too
- Determined to Hold Him
- Clamping Down
- A Day in the NICU Life
- God's Grace is Greater
- He's NOT Doing Well
- Pneumonia?
- No Chest Tubes
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