Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hi Everyone, Most of you know my grandson, Aidan, but for those of you who don't I will give you a brief update. Aidan is 3 years old and has VATER syndrome. VATER is an acronym for various medical problems in his body. When he was born he was missing a part of his esophogus, his heart had 2 holes and is in backwards, he had kidney reflux, his trachea collapsed, and later he developed a bone that grew over his soft spot that had to be scraped away and screws and a metal plate were inserted. (there are other problems but these are the major ones) Thankfully, as you can see, all of these problems were written in past tense. He has had 9 surgeries in his short life to fix all of these problems, including a pace maker for his heart. He is a wonderful little fellow with loads of energy and up until now, he has been doing remarkably well. This evening, while my son, Arron, was washing Aidan's hair he discovered that one of the screws in Aidan's head has worked its way out and has actually broken through the skin and is protruding out of his head. Currently, they are on their way to the hospital, and likely, by tomorrow or Saturday, Aidan will have to have skull surgery to fix this problem. Because of all of Aidan's heart and trachea problems, surgery is never standard for him. Before the pace maker, Aidan went into cardiac arrest several times with the anestesia. He hasn't had a surgery since the pace maker last spring, so I am not sure if the pace maker will help this problem or not. So, we would really appreciate any prayers you can send our way. And, pray for Arron and his wife Gigi, they are extremely worried and afraid for Aidan. Thanks Kristy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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