Laryngeal Cleft

Samuel Worthington

Samuel Worthington — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:07:04 -0400

Samuel John Worthington was born on February 11th, 2003 at 39 weeks. As I was 41 years old, I had a CVS (chorionic villus sampling) in early pregnancy to determine any complications. The results where that I was expecting a healthy baby boy. The pregnancy was uneventful, though my blood pressure was a little high towards the end.

Alissa Gonzalez

Alissa Gonzalez — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:53:24 -0400

On March 29, 2001, I gave birth to a beautiful little girl Alissa Cailin Gonzalez. Because I had a hard time with delivery she was delivered with the help of the vacuum. Immediately the NICU team was already there because she had swallowed her own waste. To make sure she didn't get an infection she was being suctioned. While being suctioned the nurses noticed the catheter was coiling. Upon their discovery she was ambulanced to the closest Children's Hospital (Orange County, CA). Her diagnosis was confirmed; she had Esophageal Artresia (EA) and Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF).

Chloe Duncan

Chloe Duncan — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:58:47 -0400

Chloe Maiya Duncan is 11 months old (d.o.b. 16/01/2002) and has a laryngeal cleft and was suffering from severe reflux. She has therefore had a tracheostomy and a gastrostomy since she was 2 weeks old. She has also had a nissens fundoplacation as she was having a real problem with vomiting all the time. What a godsend that was! Since then she has been able to put on weight nicely.