Meet Brody

Brody was born at 36wks with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Denver CO. This is a Life Threatening Birth Defect with a 50/50% survial rate. He was missing almost all of his left diaphram allowing his stomach, bowels, intestines, spleen & part of his liver to migrate up in the chest cavity. This pushed his heart over to the right side & filled the space needed for his lungs to develop. Brody was born with 3/4 of a right lung and his left lung was very very small. He was placed on life support right after he was born. He had his first major surgery at 3 days old. We did leave the NICU when he was 3wks 2 days old but then airlifted back to Denver at 6 wks old & 5 months old. Brody had 6 surgeries in the first 9 months of life and we hope that will be all. He is now 2 1/2 years old and is full of life! He is my gift from God!