Malakai was born Sep 24, 2008. At four weeks old, multiple tests determined he had a rare liver disease called Biliary Atresia. BA is when the bile duct between the liver and the small intestine is blocked or absent. He had his first surgery Nov 6 to temporarily fix the problem. During a five week hospital stay for ascites, Malakai was put on the transplant list on Mar 20. He recieved his "Gift of Life" May 12, 2009 at Children's Hospital in St. Louis.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Obstructed bowel--to St. Louis again.
After a second rough night of vomiting, Malakai's belly began looking swollen again. Riley decided to do an ultra sound and x-ray, and noticed what they thought was an obstructed bowel from surgery related scar tissue. Once this was confirmed, Josh and Carah decided to have Malakai transferred out to St. Louis to do the surgery necessary to fix this. Malakai was life-lined, and Josh and Carah drove to meet him. The surgery will take place this evening. More to come...
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