Jessica A.
Age: 23 Years | Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
condition: Prematurity
Banks’ Story
When six months pregnant, Bailie woke up the morning of August 17 with mild cramping and called her husband to come home from work. She thought she needed to go to the hospital. She believed she was dehydrated and needed IV fluids. She was right about needing to go to the hospital. At the hospital, […]
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Joshua’s Story
Born at 24 weeks, Joshua’s life began too early. At a mere 1 pound 11 ounces, Joshua was intubated immediately after birth and his life was in critical condition. He was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital where he was provided care. As a result of his prematurity he suffered a severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage (brain bleed), […]
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Quentin’s Story
Quentin was born 15 weeks early at Riverside Methodist Hospital in January 2013. A breathing tube was placed immediately and he was whisked away to the NICU. This was day one of our 316 day hospital stay. After 3 weeks at Riverside, Quentin was transported to the Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital because it […]
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A shocking entrance
Dec. 15th 2010, I’m 25 weeks pregnant and everything has been normal. I’m at work about to open and use the restroom. There’s blood and I’m panicking. Call my boss and drive to the hospital. I can barely speak to the people in the ER, they rush me back and within 20 minutes, I’ve had […]
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My victorious fighter
Nicholas was born at 23 weeks 5 days gestation weighing 1 pound 6 ounces at St Ann’s hospital. At 11 days old he was moved to Children’s hospital when the doctors figured out that he needed a PDA ligation on his heart. Not only that but he had a grade 3 and a grade 4 […]
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Killian’s Story
As soon as his parents knew they were pregnant, they named their son to be, Killian, which means small and fierce. It would turn out that was the perfect name. At 25 weeks, Killian’s mom suddenly went into labor. The doctors did all they could to hold off delivery for more than three days of […]
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Decko the Competitor
Decko was born at 33 weeks and spent time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). He was then diagnosed with necrotizing entercolitis (NEC), which is a disease of the intestine of newborn infants. Decko has been through a lot but that hasn’t stopped him from being a happy kid! He’s probably spent more time […]
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Joseph’s Story
Joseph was just one pound, 5 ounces when he was born. He made his debut unexpectedly, 16 weeks early. Joseph spent 6 months on a ventilator before his lungs were finally strong enough to function with just the assistance of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. With CPAP – which is a mask positioned […]
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Avery’s Story
On December 18th, 2014 at 23 weeks and 5 days pregnant, my worst happened. Without any explanation, I went into labor. We had been prepared by the doctors to expect the worst. We were told statistic after statistic of what could happen if I were to deliverer. The goal was to try to stop my […]
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