Kellan's Story
by Dejah Rogers  Kellan Rogers was born on December 22, 2006.
He went into distress quickly after being born.
He was diagnosed with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. After being stabilized for transfer, he was transferred to the EOPC/NICU at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Kellan stayed on ECMO for 11 days until he was ready for surgery. Before he could get to surgery Kellan developed an infection that kept him from surgery as soon as possible. With lots of prayer he was finally able to get into surgery to have his diaphragm GM repaired.  Sadly that is not the end of his story. One of the effects of CDH is lung disease. This is something he struggles with on a daily basis. His lungs are very weak and do not work the way they are supposed to. He has been making very good progress, but has also had set backs. Lately they have been worse. Kellan almost died and had to be placed back on ventilator support. His lungs and heart get so tired of fighting sometimes. It takes a lot of work.  God is so powerful and has brought Kellan very far.
Please keep him in your prayers as well as all the other fragile
little babies in the NICU. With much love and appreciation. The Rogers Family. Baby Kellan Rogers at 7 weeks old in the NICU. I can't eat from the breast yet because I've been so sick. I've been in the NICU since I was born. I was born with a birth defect. My mommy pumps breastmilk everyday so I can grow up big and strong. She can't wait to breastfeed me from the breast. |
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