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Thursday, July 03, 2008

I'm Just Not Creative Enough to Come up with a Title Today...

Just wanted to share some pictures. We're doing well here. Ben sleeps really well at night (please don't let me have just jinxed that!), and Anthony is being an awesome big brother.

We take bike rides, play in Anthony's pool, have lunch out with Paw Paw, snuggle in with Mimi and Maw Maw, and beg Nana to babysit. :) Life is good!

Uncles Matt and Marshall will be here this weekend to meet their newest nephew. We can't wait to see them! Anthony is so excited that he gets to show them Benjamin.

We were hanging out on our bed yesterday, waiting for Daddy to come home from work, and I snapped a couple of pictures. Ben was just SO excited to be photographed.

4 comments:

Unknown said...: I cannot believe I haven't met this little rascal yet! I'll be home next week...when shall I visit?? ;) Cute pics. Love ya; July 03, 2008 8:15 PM
Anonymous said...: love the new pics. He's getting so big already!! If the doctor lets I want to try to come visit one more time. Maybe next weekend if ya'll are free. Didn't get to hold him as much as I wanted at the hospital...hehehe.; July 03, 2008 8:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Well, he couldn't look any more like Mark in that first picture. Glad you are all doing well. Hope to see you soon and meet Benjamin.; July 04, 2008 9:15 AM
Renee said...: Sounds like life is good!; July 06, 2008 12:33 AM

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About Biliary Atresia

Biliary atresia is a progressive inflammatory process that begins very soon after birth. In the most common form, called extrahepatic biliary atresia, the delicate ducts outside the liver are affected first. White blood cells invade the ducts, which become damaged and may whither or completely disappear. Bile is trapped inside the liver and rapidly causes damage and scarring to the liver cells. Further scarring of the liver tissue may result in cirrhosis.

On average, there is one case of biliary atresia out of every 15,000 live births. Females are affected slightly more often than males. In the United States, approximately 300 new cases are diagnosed each year.

The cause of biliary atresia is unknown. Auto-immune mechanisms may be partly responsible for the progressive process that takes place. Recent research suggests that a viral infection in susceptible infants could result in biliary atresia. About 10% of cases have other associated congenital defects in the heart, blood vessels, intestine, or spleen.

Although the cause is uncertain, it is known that biliary atresia affects only newborns; it is not hereditary; it is not contagious; and it is not preventable.

A surgical procedure called the Kasai (hepatoportoenterostomy) can be performed in hopes of saving the liver. With the Kasai, the liver is connected directly to the small intestine, circumventing the gall bladder. The Kasai is usually successful in 1/3 of cases, while the other 2/3 result in the need for a liver transplant. Anthony's team of doctors were unable to diagnose Anthony with biliary atresia, and the Kasai was never performed. We learned after his transplant that the Kasai would never have worked, and we would have traveled the same road to transplant.

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