Let's Start at the Very Beginning...

On September 15th, Katy and Andy found out that Baby Jacob has a life-threatening condition called Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH is a very serious condition in which a hole in the diaphragm allows abdominal organs to move into the chest restricting lung development. In Jacob's case, his liver is also squishing his heart and displacing other organs. CDH occurs in about 1 out of every 3,000 pregnancies and has a mortality rate of 50%. To make matters more complicated, Jacob has Right-Sided CDH which only occurs in about 10% of CDH cases and is typically more severe. They are so blessed to have found this out when they did, or Baby Jacob would have surely died at birth.

They will be delivering at UW Hospital in Seattle and later transferred to Seattle Children’s. Thank you to everyone who has already begun praying, and everyone who will now. Baby Jacob is blessed to have all of you thinking and praying for him.

So Many Questions...

Sept 20, 2011 -I wanted to update everyone and thank you for your continued prayers. Tomorrow, Andy and Katy will be meeting with a team of doctors at UW to get a better idea of Baby Jacob's condition. They will also learn more about the treatment at delivery and after birth among many other things. We will update everyone tomorrow. 

Psalm 139:13-16
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    I love that scripture & you are a wonderful auntie to make this blog for Jacob.

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  2. Auntie MSeptember 27, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Glad you like the scripture! I love it too!

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