Since I was given the news while pregnant I was pressured to have an abortion when told Roman would have Downs Syndrome as well as having a heart defect.   We chose to give him the best life we could possibly give him! Disability or not.     After a very complicated pregnancy. A C section was scheduled at 35 weeks due to Romans heart rate dropping during contractions. Born April 4, 2017 4lbs 10oz  this beautiful little boy made his way into the world. After spending 3 weeks in NICU we are finally able to take our baby home!     One month home we are having problems with spitting up and gagging. It wasn't till the cardiologist who had ordered  a ultrasound and xray  noticed the fluid in Romans lungs. This starts our monthly stays at the Hospitals.    After a couple of months of being treated for pneumonia due to aspiration from his bottle feeds Roman received his first surgery July 2017. Roman was no longer able to take anything by mouth and a Gtube was put in his stomach.  Unfortunately this did not help and he continued to aspirate from reflex. With the diagnosis of his AVSD heart defect and aspiration from reflex Romans lungs are now getting flooded.    August 2017 we are now being airlifted to Nicholas Children's Hospital in Miami after diuretics and  breathing treatments  are not working and he is unable to tolerating his feeds.  After a 3 week stay Roman is discharged  and now requires 24/7 oxygen as well as continuations feeds on his feeding pump.   September 2017 we are still having issues with gagging and spitting up. Roman has his Gtube replaced with the Jtube  to help stop the spitting up. It didnt work 3 days later we are rushing him to the ER after turning blue. He was immediately Intubated  and planning for his 3rd surgery after a CT scan showed significant lung damage and signs of lung disease.  Roman received a Nissen Fundoplication, Blood transfusion and the reversal of the Jtube back to the Gtube. This was our longest hospital stay of a month and half.    As grateful to at least be home and with family for Christmas we are now back in the hospital for New Years.  We are now confronted with the harsh truth. Roman has a very rare lung disease that is not curable and has kept him from gaining weight and keeping him at 9lbs for the past 6 months that St. Marys can no longer care or treat him and that we need to be transferred  to Shands of Gainsville  for a lung biopsy to see if he is a candidate for a lung transplant as well as heart surgery to fix his AVSD.      January 19,2018 we are being transported to Shands. Within hours Roman crashes and is Intubated again. Weeks go by and its one thing after another that is going wrong. Finally the plan is to close the hole in his heart since he is too weak for the biopsy. ( pictures of Romans journey is on his Instagram @ pinneddownwithroman ) . This decision for his heart surgery was last minute since another CT Scan was performed showing more damage. Surgery went well and no one was expecting Roman to recover as well as he did and we are being discharged March 5th on half a liter of oxygen!!!! Because of this great news i give no mind to the fact that he was denied as a candidate for a lung transplant.   Roman is home for a whole month and we celebrate his 1st Birthday!!!!  Happy Birthday Doodle Bug!!!      April 7th Roman is having problem breathing again and we are back in the hospital! Now Im thinking  our apartment is making him sick so now I had the air ducts cleaned , tested for mold, carpets cleaned then completely replaced as well as a hospital crib ordered. Roman is now requiring a vent to breath.     Current date is July 29th.  We have basically been living in hospitals for almost 16 months. Roman just had his 3rd CT.  Its not good.  Shands was contacted again but they are still refusing the Transplant.  However they wrote a letter  of Romans condition which has been submitted to the top 7 hospitals who deal with pediatric Lung Transplants. We now are desperately waiting for acceptance.     This is a nutshell of Romans illness. This is a VERY RISKY surgery and his body could reject the new lungs but if this surgery can give him a better quality of life to do the simple things that you and I take for granted I will make sure  he is given that opportunity to do so. What child does not deserve to play outside, have their own puppy to play with or even that EPIC trip to Disney?  As soon as we get the call Roman will be air lifted to that facilty. Romans father will be staying behind then flying in for surgery. WE NEED YOUR HELP.  With Roman and I gone we will have the added expenses of travel (dad visiting) , Transportation , Food, and Lodging.  Please help in any way possible even if its sharing Romans story. Thank you for reading and thank you for all your support. To follow Roman go to:  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pinneddownwithroman/"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pinneddownwithroman/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/pinneddownwithroman/</a></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/romanburnette"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/romanburnette/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/romanburnette/</a></a>  "Be Part Of Our Miracle"  &amp; #GlowForRoman!!! <iframe media_type="0" media_id="9gyV0nmgfvU" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9gyV0nmgfvU/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe> This is song written for Roman by his father Title "Rainbow" <iframe media_type="0" media_id="8CuzgmyB0zI" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8CuzgmyB0zI/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe>

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