Premature baby Bina fighting chronic lung disease
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Hello everybody, this is my niece, Baby Bina Elianah Luchavez Bontia. She is the youngest and only girl among three siblings--an answered prayer to my cousin and his wife. Both brothers, Harson Isidore Luchavez Bontia (5 years old) and Hanson Ross Luchavez Bontia (4 years old), have not been able to enroll in school for 2 years because of the financial strain from Baby Bina's Hospital Bills. The whole family lives in Dubai. My cousin, Harold Bontia and his wife, Rose Bontia are both working as Overseas Filipino Workers. Despite all the challenges they've faced, they still try their very best to give all the love and support they could give them.
After birth, Baby Bina Elianah Luchavez Bontia was immediately whisked away into an incubator without getting the chance to be held by her mom.
This is Baby Bina's older brothers. Harson Isidore Luchavez Bontia and Hanson Ross Luchavez Bontia meeting their baby Sister for the first time.
She was born pre-mature (7 months old) and suffered from chronic lung disease and a large PDA (Patent ductus arteriosus). PDA is a condition in which the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. It is a heart defect that may cause poor eating, failure to thrive, or breathlessness. Over time it can also cause permanent damage to the lung blood vessels.
Baby Bina had a major heart surgery when she was 3 months old to get her blood to circulate continuously and for her to grow. She was on a nasogastric (NG) tube feeding, a small tube that goes through the nose to the stomach. Breast milk, formula, or liquid food is given through the tube directly into the stomach, giving her extra calories. She also needs oxygen until now because of weak lungs.
This is Baby Bina Elianah's scar from her Heart Surgery. (3 months old)
Mommy Rose's first time holding her baby.
Baby Bina Elianah's arms and hands personalized therapy braces.
The NG tube feeding continued from her 1st day until she was 8 months old. She still kept on vomiting her milk out and sometimes would come out from her nose which is heartbreaking to witness. When Baby Bina turned 9 months old, the doctors decided to perform another operation and transferred the tube feeding from the nose, to her stomach directly. She is now currently on PEG feeding, a procedure in which a flexible feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach. PEG allows nutrition, fluids and/or medications to be placed directly in the stomach, bypassing the mouth and esophagus.
This is our Baby Bina Elianah Bontia with PEG tube feeding. (9 months)
We are trying to move back home, the Philippines, where treatment is much more affordable but the hospital she was admitted to has her passport, and unfortunately, we won't be able to go home unless we pay the hospital bills. We humbly knock on your good heart and ask for your help with our Baby Bina Elianah Luchavez Bontia's hospital bills, future treatments, and her therapy sessions.
After birth, Baby Bina Elianah Luchavez Bontia was immediately whisked away into an incubator without getting the chance to be held by her mom.
This is Baby Bina's older brothers. Harson Isidore Luchavez Bontia and Hanson Ross Luchavez Bontia meeting their baby Sister for the first time.She was born pre-mature (7 months old) and suffered from chronic lung disease and a large PDA (Patent ductus arteriosus). PDA is a condition in which the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. It is a heart defect that may cause poor eating, failure to thrive, or breathlessness. Over time it can also cause permanent damage to the lung blood vessels.
Baby Bina had a major heart surgery when she was 3 months old to get her blood to circulate continuously and for her to grow. She was on a nasogastric (NG) tube feeding, a small tube that goes through the nose to the stomach. Breast milk, formula, or liquid food is given through the tube directly into the stomach, giving her extra calories. She also needs oxygen until now because of weak lungs.
This is Baby Bina Elianah's scar from her Heart Surgery. (3 months old)Mommy Rose's first time holding her baby.Baby Bina Elianah's arms and hands personalized therapy braces.The NG tube feeding continued from her 1st day until she was 8 months old. She still kept on vomiting her milk out and sometimes would come out from her nose which is heartbreaking to witness. When Baby Bina turned 9 months old, the doctors decided to perform another operation and transferred the tube feeding from the nose, to her stomach directly. She is now currently on PEG feeding, a procedure in which a flexible feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach. PEG allows nutrition, fluids and/or medications to be placed directly in the stomach, bypassing the mouth and esophagus.
This is our Baby Bina Elianah Bontia with PEG tube feeding. (9 months)We are trying to move back home, the Philippines, where treatment is much more affordable but the hospital she was admitted to has her passport, and unfortunately, we won't be able to go home unless we pay the hospital bills. We humbly knock on your good heart and ask for your help with our Baby Bina Elianah Luchavez Bontia's hospital bills, future treatments, and her therapy sessions.
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Carina Jean
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Nutley, NJ