Thomas McMillan “Tommy” and his twin brother Liam arrived on December 12, 2006.
Tommy was born enhanced with Down Syndrome. However, within a few hours of his birth, it was apparent that something much more serious was wrong. He was vomiting bile and not passing any stool.
It was a very windy day, and the helicopters couldn’t fly Tommy to Children’s Hospital. But that didn’t stop Children’s -- a team of six quickly arrived in Bellingham to personally transport Tommy in his isolette.
The first hospital stay was three weeks long with another admission a month later due to colitis. He was also diagnosed with Hirschprung’s Disease, which is a disease of the large intestine. Tommy underwent a six hour surgery and lost 5 inches of his colon. The nurses, dietician, occupational therapist and surgical physicians were so gifted with their talents that Tommy not only survived his surgery, he is thriving!
Tommy is now waiting for open heart surgery in June to repair a common Down Syndrome heart defect called an AV Canal. He still has a nasal gastric tube to eat since he is fatigued. Tommy loves to smile and be cuddled!
Tommy was born enhanced with Down Syndrome. However, within a few hours of his birth, it was apparent that something much more serious was wrong. He was vomiting bile and not passing any stool.
It was a very windy day, and the helicopters couldn’t fly Tommy to Children’s Hospital. But that didn’t stop Children’s -- a team of six quickly arrived in Bellingham to personally transport Tommy in his isolette.
The first hospital stay was three weeks long with another admission a month later due to colitis. He was also diagnosed with Hirschprung’s Disease, which is a disease of the large intestine. Tommy underwent a six hour surgery and lost 5 inches of his colon. The nurses, dietician, occupational therapist and surgical physicians were so gifted with their talents that Tommy not only survived his surgery, he is thriving!
Tommy is now waiting for open heart surgery in June to repair a common Down Syndrome heart defect called an AV Canal. He still has a nasal gastric tube to eat since he is fatigued. Tommy loves to smile and be cuddled!
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