Teagan's Gastroschisis Medical Fund
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This is our sweet baby girl Teagan. Although her due date isn't until January 26, 2017, she will likely be born weeks prematurely due to a rare birth defect called Gastroschisis.
Early 2015, Rose and I went through an extremely rough molar pregnancy. It was a heartbreaking experience, and after having waited the allotted year, we were lucky enough to conceive again, this time with our beautiful little girl, Teagan! We are so excited, although the pregnancy has been a very difficult one, with Rose needing multiple hospitalizations for complications, iv fluids and nutrition. The doctors have not allowed Rose to work, and I have needed to miss countless days of work due to doctors appointments and to help Rose. With just each other for support, and despite her condition and our growing financial strains, we have had to move closer to the NICU where Teagan will spending her first few months of life after her birth. With me missing so much work as well as being the only provider, our bills are quickly becoming overwhelming in our already overwhelming situation. We need help covering not only our bills, but the thousands of dollars of added medical expenses for Teagan. Following her birth, Teagan will be spending up to 6 months in the NICU, undergoing surgeries and receiving her nutrition and possibly her oxygen from machines and tubes. It will be weeks after she's born before we get to hold Teagan for the first time.
We are in desperate need of help and support right now. We are in need of the basic things from preemie girl baby clothes, diapers, and a crib, to financial support for rent, to stay close to the hospital, and help in paying our bills and climbing medical expenses. Please help get our story out there, and help support gastroschisis
" Gastroschisis is a birth defect that causes the intestines to protrude from a hole in the abdomen, typically to the right of the umbilical cord. Occasionally, other organs are involved as well. This must be repaired surgically after birth, although surgery is not always possible immediately and depends on many factors including the amount of bowel outside of the body. While approximately 90% of affected infants survive, there is still a 10% mortality rate due to complications or related defects and infections – even with the best medical care. This rare condition has no known causes. "
Early 2015, Rose and I went through an extremely rough molar pregnancy. It was a heartbreaking experience, and after having waited the allotted year, we were lucky enough to conceive again, this time with our beautiful little girl, Teagan! We are so excited, although the pregnancy has been a very difficult one, with Rose needing multiple hospitalizations for complications, iv fluids and nutrition. The doctors have not allowed Rose to work, and I have needed to miss countless days of work due to doctors appointments and to help Rose. With just each other for support, and despite her condition and our growing financial strains, we have had to move closer to the NICU where Teagan will spending her first few months of life after her birth. With me missing so much work as well as being the only provider, our bills are quickly becoming overwhelming in our already overwhelming situation. We need help covering not only our bills, but the thousands of dollars of added medical expenses for Teagan. Following her birth, Teagan will be spending up to 6 months in the NICU, undergoing surgeries and receiving her nutrition and possibly her oxygen from machines and tubes. It will be weeks after she's born before we get to hold Teagan for the first time.
We are in desperate need of help and support right now. We are in need of the basic things from preemie girl baby clothes, diapers, and a crib, to financial support for rent, to stay close to the hospital, and help in paying our bills and climbing medical expenses. Please help get our story out there, and help support gastroschisis
" Gastroschisis is a birth defect that causes the intestines to protrude from a hole in the abdomen, typically to the right of the umbilical cord. Occasionally, other organs are involved as well. This must be repaired surgically after birth, although surgery is not always possible immediately and depends on many factors including the amount of bowel outside of the body. While approximately 90% of affected infants survive, there is still a 10% mortality rate due to complications or related defects and infections – even with the best medical care. This rare condition has no known causes. "
Organizer
Sean Christlieb
Organizer
Tempe, AZ