Maddie underwent surgery today to repair her “floppy” diaphragm. The surgery went very well; according to the surgeon they were able to suture her diaphragm into a more compact shape. Normally your diaphragm is dome shaped and when you take a breath it flattens out allowing your lung to expand and consume a full breath. Maddie’s will now stay compact hopefully allowing her to enjoy full breaths and get her off of oxygen assistance. Once that happens we can start bottle feeding her and hopefully get her home. The doctor informed us that depending on her ability to recover she could be of the assistance in anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks. When we left she was recovering fine and resting extremely well.

Annie and I are so proud of her; she is such a strong little girl. We arrived at the hospital at 7 am and were with her till they took her in at 10:30 am. The nurse informed us when we got there that Maddie had not eaten since 12:00 am the previous night. Despite that she was wide eyed and looking at us hardly crying at all. We will keep you informed as to what kind of progress she is making. Thank you all for your prayers, someone up there is definitely listening to them. God Bless

Richard & Annie