Olive Branch Fitness/ NEC research
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Oliver Wayne Krzyzanowski was born June 11th, 2016 at 1:56 pm. He weighed 3lbs 4oz's and was absolutely amazing! Because he was born ten weeks prematurely he had to go to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for round the clock care. The doctors were absolutely amazed with Oliver's health! We were told if it weren't for him being premature we would be taking him home with us.
When Oliver was eight days old we recevied the call that changed everything. Oliver had been having bloody diapers and his health was rapidly declining.
When we arrived at the hospital we saw our sweet boy with breathing tubes down his mouth and he looked grey. We received his diagnosis of Necrotizing Entercolitis (NEC) and was flown to a different hospital for surgery.
Oliver fought very hard but was faced with things no child should ever have to go through. NEC is a severe disease with low survival rates. It attacks the intestines of premature infants. Oliver also had to have his colon completely removed as it was dead. He had severe bacterial infections in his kidneys, liver, and lungs and had gone into septic shock. At just eleven days old our precious miracle passed away.
We didn't know much at all about NEC, but what we've learned since is heartbreaking. NEC is the most common as well as the most serious disease among preemie infants. NEC takes place when tissue in the small or large intestines is injured or dies. The result is inflamation, or perforation (Small holes in the bowel) which is less common. When holes are present in the bowel the intestine can no longer hold waist, so bacteria and other products pass into the babies stomach or blood stream. In Oliver's case, when he developed holes in his bowel it allowed the bacteria from his colon to enter into his blood stream causing major infections in his other organs. Oliver recevied round the clock antibiotics as well as blood transfusions to combat the bacteria.
NEC is treatable, however the mortality rate is allarmingly high at 50% or more. Unfortunately there just isn't enough research and knowledge about NEC. That is why it's so important to continue supporting the research in place.
After Oliver's passing we wanted to do more to help the research of NEC, in order to reduce the chances of premature babies suffering from this disease.
Brandon and I have decided to start a fitness center in the name of Oliver. Our goal with Olive Branch Fitness is to donate all profits towards NEC research and education.
Starting this business will take time and money. With your help of prayer and donation, we know we can do this for our son and all other babies who suffer from Necrotizing Entercolitis.
Thank you for your donations and prayers.
Brandon & Jennifer Krzyzanowski
When Oliver was eight days old we recevied the call that changed everything. Oliver had been having bloody diapers and his health was rapidly declining.
When we arrived at the hospital we saw our sweet boy with breathing tubes down his mouth and he looked grey. We received his diagnosis of Necrotizing Entercolitis (NEC) and was flown to a different hospital for surgery.
Oliver fought very hard but was faced with things no child should ever have to go through. NEC is a severe disease with low survival rates. It attacks the intestines of premature infants. Oliver also had to have his colon completely removed as it was dead. He had severe bacterial infections in his kidneys, liver, and lungs and had gone into septic shock. At just eleven days old our precious miracle passed away.
We didn't know much at all about NEC, but what we've learned since is heartbreaking. NEC is the most common as well as the most serious disease among preemie infants. NEC takes place when tissue in the small or large intestines is injured or dies. The result is inflamation, or perforation (Small holes in the bowel) which is less common. When holes are present in the bowel the intestine can no longer hold waist, so bacteria and other products pass into the babies stomach or blood stream. In Oliver's case, when he developed holes in his bowel it allowed the bacteria from his colon to enter into his blood stream causing major infections in his other organs. Oliver recevied round the clock antibiotics as well as blood transfusions to combat the bacteria.
NEC is treatable, however the mortality rate is allarmingly high at 50% or more. Unfortunately there just isn't enough research and knowledge about NEC. That is why it's so important to continue supporting the research in place.
After Oliver's passing we wanted to do more to help the research of NEC, in order to reduce the chances of premature babies suffering from this disease.
Brandon and I have decided to start a fitness center in the name of Oliver. Our goal with Olive Branch Fitness is to donate all profits towards NEC research and education.
Starting this business will take time and money. With your help of prayer and donation, we know we can do this for our son and all other babies who suffer from Necrotizing Entercolitis.
Thank you for your donations and prayers.
Brandon & Jennifer Krzyzanowski
Organizer
Jennifer Krzyzanowski
Organizer
Fayetteville, NC