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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy
Wolfsons Children's Hospital
Jacksonville, FL
August 2004
Almost 400,000 children have their tonsils and adenoids removed each year in the United States. In 2004, Kellisa would be included in that number. This would be Kellisa's 14th surgery. {Read More}
Relentless Defender
My
plan was to write a story about Kellisa's 14th surgery, but events at Kellisa's
school will bump that entry back a day or two. Kellisa is in an ESE classroom
and it can be "challenging" {Read More}
Bilateral VDRO and Removal
Jacksonville, FL
September 2003 - January 2005 - February
2006 - February 2011
Kellisa was a little beyond her 4th birthday when she had her 13th surgery. Heading into her first
surgery on her hips, Kellisa already had seven brain (including two for an
infected shunt), one heart, {Read More}
Gastrostomy Tube (G- Tube)
Jacksonville, FL
June 2003 - July 2003 - July 2011 - August
2011
Kellisa struggled with several issues that led
to the placement of her first G-tube. Kellisa was
having trouble drinking; liquids would just drool out of her mouth. Kellisa would get tired of chewing and couldn't process
chewy or tough foods, so it was hard to {Read More}
Laser Eye Surgery
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Chicago, IL
October 1999
All preterm babies are at risk for Retinopathy of Prematurity
(ROP), with low birth weights being a second high risk factor. Kellisa was both
and {Read More}
PDA Ligation
Kellisa's first surgery: Patent Ductus
Arteriosus Ligation
Chicago, IL
Kellisa was born with Patent
Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), a congenital disorder in the heart. PDA is common in
premature babies with an undeveloped heart and lungs. Left untreated, it could
eventually lead to {Read More}
113 Days in Pictures
16 Weeks and a Day
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
RUSH Presbyrterian- St. Luke's
Chicago, IL
May 23, 1999 to September 13, 1999
Below represents Kellisa's stay in the NICU at RUSH for 113 days {Read More}
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