
Email us at griggsfive@charter.net with comments or suggestions. Please, please help us if you can! Video Text: I'd like to introduce you to an amazing little girl This is Isabella She recently celebrated her 4th birthday Her beautiful life has been filled with complex medical issues and complications Her medical diagnosis include: *esophageal atresia * PDA, ASD, VSD, and heart defects * epilepsy * mild hearing loss bilaterally * Celiac disease * severe oral aversion with g-tube dependence She has endured 6 major surgeries, including open heart surgery, as well as 9 minor procedures She has spent over 150 days in the hospital during her lifetime She has over 20 scars on her tiny body to attest to her struggle, Despite it all, Isabella is a dazzling, energetic, and feisty little girl She has endured more pain, suffering, and surgery than most adults do in a lifetime Because of her extensive health history, Isabella never learned how to eat, and has received all nutrition through her g-tube for most of her life. Now that most of her restrictive health issues are behind her, Isabella wants to learn to eat like a normal child, but she doesn't know what to do, as she has never been taught how. Her oral motor skills are uncoordinated, and when she tries to eat, she will often gag, choke, or vomit. This is very scary for her. Isabella's medical team attempted an intensive inpatient feeding program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. During this 2 week program, doctors and <b>...</b>
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