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Announced tonight at the CDH conference in Boston!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!!
CHERUBS is proud to award $1000 scholarships to cherub Jessica Tunnell and Melissa Young (sibling to cherub Anderson)! All of our applicants for our first scholarships are extraordinary young people and it was a hard choice! Congratulations to Jessica and Melissa!!! Go out into the world and help make a difference for CDH families!
Tracy - mom to Ian, LCDH diagnosed at birth, 4/3/04. Ian was born at 36 weeks, spent 53 1/2 days in NICU, 7 days on ECMO, surgery was on day 5, 29 days on a vent, 23 days was an oscillating vent, 546 days on oxygen. Inguinal right and left hernias and undescended left testicle surgeries were done on day 48. Currently has heart related medical issues and exercise induced asthma, but is one happy, happy boy!! Also mom to Cole - 13, Shane - 9, and Toby - 4. CHERUBS Parent Advisory Board Member and Co-Chair, Volunteer Co-Coordinator, and Wyoming State Representative.
email: tmeats@cherubs-cdh.org
Congratulations to both of these young ladies. Wishing you all the best.
Mom to Kylee Freedom Green. 10/04/00 - 10/05/00. 3lbs 14 ozs. Born at 35 weeks via emergency cesarean due to massive polyhydramnios that was restricting Kylee’s growth. She had LSCDH Her stomach, chest, and small portions of her liver, had breached into the upper-chest. Kylee had other congenital anomalies including: multiple heart-defects, two-vessel cord, Trisomy-18, as well as an AV canal defect. After much research, we chose to deliver at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, TX . As soon as they delivered her she was immediately transferred to the NICU/Neo-Natal team right at the adjoining Texas Children’s Hospital. Also mom to Trey ( 9 ), Skyla (, Chloe ( 6 ) & Elodie ( 3 )
Girls always rokssss. hey congratulations girls. And all the best for future.
Congratulations Ladies for a job well done!
Congratulations! Best of luck to you both!
Mom to Brooke-3/22/04- Braden-3/13/08-RCDH diagnosed at birth- treated at CHOP- CDH repair at 1 day old- home on day 12- Orchiopexy for undescended testicle (4/13/09)- Myringotomy with tubes bilateral (ear tube surgery-7/6/10)
North Carolina State Co-Rep http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...bon-braden.jpg Braden's video http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p...edium=text_url
I can't begin to express how grateful Melissa was to receive this scholarship. She definitely has already put it to great use for college, as she just started on the 18th. Thank you again for allowing her to apply for this.
I am one of 11 children. My oldest brother passed away from CDH in 1973. I married my husband and together we have 10 children (6 from his previous marriage). My youngest son, Anderson, was born with L-CDH on 9/21/12, which was discovered just 8 days prior to his birth. While he never needed to go on ECMO, he was very critical the night he was born and was on stand-by with another hospital to put him on ECMO. He is a little fighter! At 3 1/2 days, he underwent his diaphragmatic hernia surgery repair via scope. The surgeon moved his intestines, spleen, stomach and part of a kidney back into place. He was only intubated for 9 days. He spent 28 days in the NICU.
Thank you for the update Nicki! We hope she has a great year at school.
Mom to Kylee Freedom Green. 10/04/00 - 10/05/00. 3lbs 14 ozs. Born at 35 weeks via emergency cesarean due to massive polyhydramnios that was restricting Kylee’s growth. She had LSCDH Her stomach, chest, and small portions of her liver, had breached into the upper-chest. Kylee had other congenital anomalies including: multiple heart-defects, two-vessel cord, Trisomy-18, as well as an AV canal defect. After much research, we chose to deliver at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, TX . As soon as they delivered her she was immediately transferred to the NICU/Neo-Natal team right at the adjoining Texas Children’s Hospital. Also mom to Trey ( 9 ), Skyla (
Hoping these scholarships will help Jessica and Melissa have a GREAT start to their college careers!
Shelly
Shelly Moore
CHERUBS Oregon Representative and Oregon Hospital Angel
CHERUBS Prayer Committee Member
CHERUBS Parental Advisory Board Member (2013-2015)
Email: oregon@cherubs-cdh.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Teckiemom
Grandmother to cherub angel Jayden, the only son to my born to youngest daughter, Alicia.
Jayden was diagnosed with CDH at his 17 week ultrasound with severe LCDH, stomach, intestines up as well as having polycystic kidneys. He was born February 19, 2010 at 36 weeks gestation.
Jayden spent 7 days on ECMO after which he was working on gaining strength for surgery when his polycystic kidneys started failing at about day 15, totally failing by day 19.
Jayden spent 4 days on dialysis before gaining his wings on March 14, 2010 at age 23 days.
Remembering Jayden - A Family's Journey in Coping with Loss to CDH
http://rememberingjayden.blogspot.com/
Jayden's CDH Story 2/19/10 - 3/14/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKsAsMS_ZA
Good luck in College!!
Elaine- mom to Kristin 22- LCDH- nissen- ASD- oxygen till 2 1/2- g-tube till 4 1/2- bowel obstruction at 14 yrs old- only one lung. Also mom to Brittany 18- no CDH just 2 mths premie.
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