About This Blog
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 10, 2011
We Wrote This Down For You.
So I guess our first post should be about what an amazing experience this has been for both Chanel and I. We're finally here in St. Louis at St. Mary's Medical Center where our little Isabella can recieve treatment for CDH. I can still vividly remember the first time we were told the horrible news about CDH and what it entails. On this blog we have included a link of our favorite websites that helped us research more about this disease, so if you are still curious as to what CDH encompasses, please feel free to click the link above. Chanel spent 95% of the two months on the phone contacting doctors, nurses, and insurance companies to try and find hope for our daughter. It was not until the morning of December 6th that St. Louis called with the wonderful news that we had our plane ticket reservations waiting at Sky Harbor Airport. We left that morning, our hearts filled with joy that despite what statistics and data would show our baby would have a chance. Blessing after blessing, day after day, compassion has been shown to us by hard working individuals both in Arizona and Missouri. Our friends and families have been praying and will continue to do so tirelessly over these next few weeks as the Hydrogel that is in place works on the growth of Isabella's lungs. We will be posting pictures of our visit in St. Louis as soon as we can.
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We will pray for you, kyle and Isabella. Uncle Vai
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