Ofelia Cromwell
Here is a story from Felicia. I met Felicia when she joined one of the support groups. We chat with eachother on Instant Message. She has a little miracle named Ofelia to tell you about. After you read all the things Ofelia has been diagnosed with and what she has been through, you will agree that she is surely a little Miracle. Even though Matthew has a pretty long medical diagnosis too, I still feel blessed that he is ok right now and still with us. Here's her story.



HI MY NAME IS FELICIA 29 YRS. OLD AND ON APRIL 4TH. 2002 I GAVE BRITH TO A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL MICRO PREMATURE AT 24 WEEKS WEIGHTING 1 POUNDS 4 OZ. 21 IN . LONG
I CRIED THE MOMENT THAT I WAS TOLD THAT MY BABY GIRL WAS GOING TO COME EARLY I HAD NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME.
SHE WAS BORN BREECHED. I CRIED AS THE TIME WENT BY. SHE WAS OUT IN 1 HR. WHEN FINALLY SAW HER FOR THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, MY LITTLE GIRL, SHE'S SO SMALL AND HOOKED UP TO SO MANY MACHINES. I WAS TERRIFIED EVERY TIME I SAW HER THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS. ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY AS THE DAYS WENT BY, BUT I BECAME STRONGER & STRONGER FOR MY DAUGHTER OFELIA.
SHE WAS BORN WITH A COMPLEX MEDICAL HISTORY: NG.TUBE FEEDING ,BEING ON A INTABATER, LIVER FAILURE,ABSENT PITUITARY,METABOLIC DISORDER,EPILEPSY,ROP,INTERVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE GRADE LEVEL 2 & 3 RIGHT & LEFT SIDE OF HER LITTLE HEAD ,FAILURE TO THRIVE ,CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE ON OXYGEN AT ALL TIMES FOR ,CLEFT PALATE & HIGHT ARCHED , HYPOTHYROIDISM DWARFISM, ,CEREBRAL PALSY ( QUADRIPLEGIA ) APNEA ,A PDA INSIDE HER HEART ,DI-GEORGE SYNDROME ,HYPOGLYCEMIA , HYPERTONIA ,HYPOTONIA ,HYDROCEPHALUS ,BRADIACARDIA ,LAZY RIGHT EYE .
SOME OF THESE THINGS SHE OVER CAME LIKE THE OXYGEN AFTER 2 YEARS OLD RIGHT BEFORE HER BIRTHDAY AND HER NG-TUBE. SHE NOW HAS A MICKEY FEEDING G-TUBE INSIDE HER TUMMY AND APNEA IS NOW GONE AFTER 2 YEARS OLD. ALSO AND BRADIACARDIA ALSO AS THE REST OF THEM ARE STILL WITH HER TODAY LIKE SENSORY INTEGRATION ,POOR HEAD CONTROL ,MENTAL RETARDATION,LOW TRUNK CONTROL ,FUNDOPLYCATION ,GAG REFLEX ,ORAL MOTOR DISORDERS AND ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS. TODAY, SHE IS NOW TWO AND A HALF. HER BIRTHDAY IS APRIL 4, 2005. SHE WILL BE 3 YRS.OLD. SHE DOES NOT WALK BUT SHE CAN GET AROUND FAST. SHE DOES NOT CRAWL BUT SHE DOES AN ARMY CREEP. SHE DOES NOT TALK AND SHE HAS DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS. SHE NOW WEIGHS 20 POUNDS.
DURING THE TIME I HAD MY BABY GIRL OFELIA MY BEST FRIEND GAVE ME A CARD AND INSIDE IT SAID SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND IT HELPED ME THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES IT EVEN HELPS ME TODAY NOW THAT HE HAS PASSED ON IT STAYS INSIDE MY HEAD AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL HELP YOU TOO.
IF GOD BRINGS YOU TO IT ,HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT. HAPPY MOMENTS PRAISE GOD ,DIFFICULT MOMENTS, SEEK GOD. QUIET MOMENTS, WORSHIP GOD, PAINFUL MOMENTS, TRUST GOD AND,EVERY MOMENT THANK GOD .
THANK-YOU FOR TAKINGYOUR TIME TO READ ABOUT MY LITTLE ANGEL GIRL OFELIA .L. CROMWELL. SHE IS A VERY SWEET LITTLE GIRL THAT LOVES TO SMILE AND HAS A CUTE LITTLE GIGGLE..
GOD BLESS EVERY ONE !
FELICIA
an angel dropped byy `]]
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