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You can help children transition from hospital to home. Because of our generous donors, we were able to help Lisa, Teddy, and many other children like them transition home!
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Meet Lisa
Lisa came to Ranken Jordan in December of 2018 as a fragile baby, and there was little hope for her future. Born with significant heart defects, Lisa had three heart surgeries before she was 1 year old. She spent the first 14 months of her life in a pediatric intensive care unit. Each day was a struggle for survival. Her mother was afraid to buy a crib for fear her baby would never come home to use it.
Lisa was completely dependent on a ventilator to help her breathe. She couldn’t sit up or communicate. Her oxygen levels and heart rate frequently dropped, causing her to be very unstable when she first came to Ranken Jordan.
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Meet Teddy
Four-year-old Teddy and his twin brother, Jackson, were born three months early. Jackson was born strong and healthy, but Teddy was born facing life-threatening medical complications. Teddy has subglottic stenosis meaning his airway is very narrow. Sometimes it can close completely and prevent him from taking a breath. Teddy spent four months in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) waiting for his windpipe to develop enough for him to go home. He was only home for a month when his windpipe closed again.