Tucker Alan Schreckenghost was born at 8:02am on July 27, 2011. Tucker was born with Spina Bifida (S2) and has already shown us how strong of a person he is. My goal is to tell his story to friends and family and share his journey through this unpredictable life. To learn his full story, start from the first posting. Enjoy!
BIG DAYS
12/24/2010-We're pregnant!
3/23/2011-Tuckers a boy. We also find out he has Myelomeningocele. Which is a defect where the spinal cord doesn't fully develop. Essentially the spinal cord has an opening. This also causes hydrocephalus; spinal fluid builds up in the ventricals (in the head) and needs a shunt put into to circulate back into the body.
3/28/11-Met with neurologist to talk about severity of Tucker's defect. It was hell waiting 5 days. After having a good talk, Liane and I went and did some baby shoppiing. It was a great day of relief.
7/27/11-C-section date 730am. Surgery to close his spine to come within 48hrs.
7/28/11-Surgery to close spine.
3/23/2011-Tuckers a boy. We also find out he has Myelomeningocele. Which is a defect where the spinal cord doesn't fully develop. Essentially the spinal cord has an opening. This also causes hydrocephalus; spinal fluid builds up in the ventricals (in the head) and needs a shunt put into to circulate back into the body.
3/28/11-Met with neurologist to talk about severity of Tucker's defect. It was hell waiting 5 days. After having a good talk, Liane and I went and did some baby shoppiing. It was a great day of relief.
7/27/11-C-section date 730am. Surgery to close his spine to come within 48hrs.
7/28/11-Surgery to close spine.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Waiting Game
7/27/11 11:00am-Nurses inform me that they may beable to squeeze Tucker in for surgery this afternoon or evening but was originally planned for tomorrow at 2:30pm. I was very excited because the sooner they can close his hole, obviously the better. I waited and waited and finally around 7:00pm they informed me that they had an emergency open heart surgery on a newborn and that Tucker would wait until the next day at 8:00am. Tucker seemed comfortable, they weren't worried, so neither was I. I was in and out of Tucker's room a few times throughout the night, patients can't sleep in the NICU, so I can only sit and visit with him.
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