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08/30/2022

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08/27/2022

08/23/2022

Forever my first born 👼🏾🥲

08/22/2022

About a 10 days after Jerryn was born. His team of doctors planned an aggressive schedule of sclerotherapy sessions to try to reduce the mass primarily in front of his throat. The plan was get the mass small enough to go through the process of debulking to remove excess skin. Then afterwards a trach would be placed so that Jerryn would not require long term intubation. Jerryn had well over 20 sclerotherapy injections.

08/19/2022

A lymphatic malformation is a clump of abnormal lymph vessels that form a growing, disorganized, spongy cluster of cysts. Lymphatic malformations appear as masses (unusual growths), but they are benign (not cancerous).

What causes lymphangioma?
The exact cause of lymphangiomas is unknown, but they happen as a result of your child’s lymphatic system not forming properly during fetal development.

Your body has a network of vessels, tissues and organs that carry lymphatic fluid, which contains white blood cells, through your bloodstream and tissues. This network is the lymphatic system and it regulates how much fluid is in your body to help your immune system function properly. Like a hose carrying water, your lymphatic system is constantly flowing.

Sometimes, the fluid in the lymph vessel backs up, similar to a kink in a hose. This kink creates a pool of lymph fluid to collect in front of the blockage. As a result, the pool of fluid appears as a liquid-filled bump on the skin (cyst).

Source: Cleveland Clinic and Children's Hospital of Minnesota.

08/19/2022

What is a lymphangioma?

A lymphangioma is an uncommon noncancerous fluid-filled bump under the skin (cyst) caused by overgrown lymph vessels. Lymph vessels (or channels) are responsible for moving lymphatic fluid and white blood cells through your tissues and bloodstream. If your child has a blockage in their lymph vessels, fluid collects at the blockage to create cysts.

Most lymphangiomas appear when your child is born. Most often, they form on the head and neck but can form anywhere on the body.

Quoted from the Cleveland Clinic Website

08/13/2022

Jerry was born on August 13, 2021 at 32 weeks. We found out at the 20 week scan the he had a mass on his neck that could possibly affect his ability to breathe at birth. At the time the doctors were unable to say what the mass actually was. But their guess was a cervical teratoma or lymphatic malformation. Aside from the mass on his neck and in spite of him being born early, Jerryn was perfectly healthy! He was a little over 5lbs, he had healthy lungs and our eyes he was perfect! When he was delivered and observed mass was determined to be a lymphatic malformation. An aggressive schedule of therapy would begin soon.
Happy Heavenly Birthday Jerryn. Mommy loves you!

08/09/2022

I remember this day! My first ultrasound confirmed that my little blessing was on the way! I was so happy! My sister was with me too. She was probably more excited than I was. Little did I know that at my 20 week scan my life would be forever changed.

12/03/2021

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11/25/2021

Not just today but everyday. Life is truly a gift. As we enjoy the sentiment of this day with family and friends, not the origin, I hope you can find a reason to grateful. ❤️

11/24/2021

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11/22/2021

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