This Valentine's Day was extra special this year for two reasons:
1. 1 year ago today Isabella was life flighted for the 1st time down to Denver. She had suffered a brain hemmorage caused by meningitis which caused her shunt to malfunction. We didn't get to celebrate her 1st Valentine's Day. :(
2. It has been 1 week since her new shunt was placed and she is doing 100% better. :)
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Here are some interesting facts I got off of another families blog about HPE.
Isabella's condition occurs about 1 in 20,000 out of every birth. (0.00005)
1 in 200 make it through full-term pregnancy alive. (0.005)
Less than 2% of those survive through the trauma of birth to their first breath. (0.02)
Less than 1% of those that survive come out without health complications, which will allow them to live during their short hospital stay. (0.01)
Total odds = (0.0000000005) or a 1 : 20,000,000,000 chance.
The chances of winning the lottery are greater.
Isabella is truely a miracle baby. She is the strongest person I know, and I admire her greatly.
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