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Isabella Esmeralda Preston is the Daughter of Chanel Flores and Kyle Preston from Mesa, Arizona. Isabella was diagnosed with CDH October 18th 2011 at only 21 weeks old. After weeks of non-stop phone calls and research, Isabella was accepted as a candidate for Hydrogel Tracheal Occlusion surgery in St. Louis, Missouri. She underwent in-fetal surgery on December 10th, 2011 while still inside her mom and was born on January 7th, 2012 at 32 weeks old. 23 hours later on January 8th, Isabella passed away in her parents arms after a hard fight with Pulmonary Hyper-Tension. This blog was created in loving memory of our daughter and to raise awareness of CDH and the effects it has on families. Please feel free to leave comments or questions or click on the Contact Us link.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Un Año Nuevo

Looks like we will be spending tonight in, yup... you guessed it, the hospital. That is two holidays in a row we have spent watching TNT movies in a hospital bed and eating cafeteria food. Not much has changed in Isabella's health since Christmas, with the exception that Chanel's water broke on Thursday. This does not mean the baby is coming, however. The doctors still want to monitor Chanel for contractions to be sure but they made clear that the baby will not be delivered for weeks. Isabella can not be not be born before 32 weeks, and today marks 31 weeks. The reason being is that the medical staff will have to put Isabella on breathing machines. If she is not at least 32 weeks, Isabella's body will be too weak to survive. Once again, we are living hour by hour waiting to see what lies in store for Chanel an I. Chanel insists that Isabella will share the same birthday as me, January 28th but I think she will be born sooner. We will have to wait and see!
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