TANNERS TRIUMPH
Spende geschützt
Tanner was born, after a long and eventful pregnancy on Wednesday April 12TH at 10:42pm, he was 7lbs 9.4oz, and 19 ¾ inches long. At Tanner’s third ultrasound in January Ashley and Hubble were told that Tanner had a rare genetic disorder called Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. They were told no other information because at that time they wouldn’t know the extent of the disorder until he was born. In February they had his fourth ultrasound with a specialist, they were told by the specialist that if he had not known about the previous diagnosis he wouldn’t have thought he was looking at the same baby. He told them the Corpus (the section of the brain that allows the two hemispheres to communicate) had shown great improvement and development since his third ultrasound. Ashley and Hubble decided to forgo any other testing before Tanner was born; he was a miracle to them no matter what. Tanner was born perfect, ten little fingers, ten little toes, and the cutest button nose. He was release on Friday to go home with mom, dad, and big sister Tealey (who was so excited to finally put her baby skills to the test). Tanner had a rough first night at home; he was very fussy and throwing up green bile. He would turn red and scream before urinating. At his weight check on Saturday morning Tanner was admitted to the NICU, he was very bloated and his kidneys were sensitive to the touch. The doctors gave Tanner an enema and rectal stimulation; he did have a bowel movement after that. Tanner also received a tube through his nose to drain the green bile out of his stomach. The doctors ran test upon test on him and ruled out a GI blockage, but they still didn’t know what was wrong with Tanner. Tanner had to spend Easter in the NICU, on Sunday they gave him oral medications to get him to have a bowel movement, and he did not tolerate them well and threw them up. The doctors decided to do half of the medications orally and half of them rectally, he had a liquid stool after that. The doctors then were not getting any bile out of his tube in his nose; however he still had liquid in his stomach. They moved the tube to his mouth and gave him a bigger tube; Tanner did not like that and tried to pull the tube out. The doctors did hear bowel movements which were not there previously, but his bowels were still dilated. They thought he could possibly have Hirschsprungs disease, which means that his colon doesn’t recognize the need to pas gas or stool. They consulted with a specialist in Milwaukee at the Children’s hospital; he was transported there on Tuesday at 2p, he went in to emergency surgery at 9:30p that night. They found a perforation in his bowel and air outside of his intestines; they were concerned how much fluid leaked out of his intestines. They stitched the hole, and while they were in there took a biopsy to see if he did have hirschsprungs disease. Tanner now has a temporary colostomy bag; at this point they still are unsure what is causing all of Tanners problems and the length of his stay at Children’ is still undetermined. Hubble, Ashley, and Tealey are staying in Milwaukee with Tanner while they figure out what is going on, and it at this time looks like they will have a long road ahead of them. If you could donate anything at all to help them during this difficult time they would greatly appreciate it. They will use the donations to help pay for the hospital bills, a place to stay while there, and other expenses during this difficult time. Anything above and beyond what they need they will be donating back to the Children’s Hospital for other families in need. The Brede’s appreciate all the love, support, and prayers that they have received from friends and family near and far. They ask that you please continue to keep Tanner in your thoughts and prayers and they will keep everyone posted as often as they are able and extend their greatest thanks to everyone!!
Organisator und Spendenbegünstigter
Kristin Vahl
Organisator
Green Bay, WI
Ashley Brede
Spendenbegünstigte