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Well a little bit about Abigail i guess, Well she was born on 11/02/08 at Yorkhill children's hospital Glasgow where she spent the first five months of her life, Before she was born we knew there was something not quite right with her in the way her bladder was quite big and the most frustrating thing for us was that no one had ever seen this before so we never knew what to expect when she was born.
When Abigail was born she was whisked away while her mother was still high on the morphine lol, I got a quick glance at her then it was another four hours before i got to see her, She was tiny and had a massive belly due to this bladder, and still no one knew what it was and this was to continue for the next thirty six hours.
Thirty six hours on and a surgeon called Mr Fleet came to see us and said Abigail our two day old little girl needed her bowel moved a central line put in which basically goes into her main artery and feeds her, also a stoma which is her bowel brought to front of skin and a vesicostomy also, which is her bladder also brought to front of her skin. To say we were shocked and so so so scared was an understatement, HOW, WHY US, were just a number of questions in our heads along with great fears for our 2 day old wee girls life. So she got whisked away as soon as we signed these forms saying we agreed to the surgery, which is a terrible feeling thinking you might be signing your little girls life away. We have never been so scared !!!!!!.
Sevens hours later we got to see her she had made it !, She had loads of new bits to her but she was still our wee bundle of joy, We were just so glad to see her alive and kicking so to speak.
The next few weeks were bit hectic where we eventually found out Abigail had a syndrome called Megacystis Micro-colon Intestinal Hyperistalsis Syndrome or MMIH for short, And Mr Fleet then went on to tell us our wee girl will be in for months and she will never eat which made me and Tina Abigail's mums hearts sink even lower it was just one thing after another, One step forward ten back it seemed but we could not give up on her she was a determined we sod....
After about three months and tremendous care and help from all the staff at york hill who without them Abigail would not be here, Abigail got her second operation which again was heart breaking signing these blasted papers and kissing her goodbye praying that she will come back which in course thankfully she did with another new bit attached called a jejunostomy which is basically a tube into her bowel which milk and medicines go into. Like i said it was one thing after another until on the fifth of July 2008 she was allowed home after 5 months of absolute hell and worry our we girl was coming home with us, although it would not be easy it was great and we could not have got where we are today without everyone who saved and looked after our wee girls life at Yorkhills children's hospital where we seen so many ill children most in alot worst situation than Abigail and some sadly who we witnessed slipping away from there family's. The hospital saves many children's lives and needs as mush cash generated as possible to help it do this so please please give generously cause you never know when someone you know will need these brilliant peoples help.
Anyway 1 and half years after she was born Abigail is doing great she is turning into a right wee menace and nuisance like any normal child of her age . She is on transplant list for a bowel and has been for 5 months and hopefully when she receives this it will be the end to all her wee problems and she will live a normal life like she deserves.
Thanks to everyone who helped her and us get to this stage cause without all these amazing people it would not be possible.
Many Many thanks
Dale
Abigail's dad
