Cedric’s Radiothon Story

Cedric is simply a busy, growing, toddler his parents telephone “a hurricane of energy,” acknowledgment successful ample portion to specialists astatine the Alberta Children’s Hospital who gave him the champion accidental astatine a steadfast commencement to life.  In June 2021, Cedric was calved 3 months premature weighing lone 2 lbs., 6 oz. Right away, doctors intubated him and rushed him to the Foothills’ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to supply oxygen and feeding support. While astatine the Foothills Hospital NICU, pediatric neonatologist Dr. Khorshid Mohammed from the Alberta Children’s Hospital assessed him and discovered helium besides had hydrocephalus – a physique up of encephalon fluid that couldn’t drain properly.

Cedric was transferred to the Alberta Children’s Hospital, and for 70 days, the Edwards Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was babe Cedric’s home. Cedric’s lungs were the size of walnuts, and helium continued to request a ventilator to respire until his lungs grew beardown capable to enactment him. He relied connected specialized captious attraction experts successful the NICU who kept a cautious oculus connected his tiny lungs portion besides managing his hydrocephalus. Each day, they painstakingly removed fluid from his encephalon done a impermanent larboard utilizing a ample needle, utilizing a donor funded ultrasound arsenic their guide. During his NICU stay, specialists helped Cedric turn bigger and stronger each day. Thankfully with their astonishing attraction and his ain warring spirit, Cedric graduated from utilizing a ventilator to yet low-flow oxygen. He went from feeding expressed bosom beverage done a feeding conduit to utilizing a bottle. Tallis and Brock are truthful grateful for the NICU squad who became similar household and helped them go parents by including them successful his care. After astir 3 months successful the NICU, Tallis and Brock yet took their babe location successful September, the period helium was owed to beryllium born! When asked what the infirmary means to her, Tallis says “it means our lad to us.”

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