A Wonderful Life thanks to Gastroschisis

Hi,

My name is Lisa Keddy and I was born in 1967 in Toronto, Ontario
Canada and I was born with Gastroschisis I do not have a belly button
but I do have a indentation scar where my feeding tube was for 2 months.
I was born in the Humbar Hospital in Toronto was was rushed to Sick Childrens
Hospital and had my first, of many, 8 hour surgery when I was only 3 hours old.
Due dead bowel tissue my bowel is half of a normal persons and I monitor what
I eat like very little red meat, nuts, spicy food.

There was no side effects growing up. When they thought I had appendicitis, because
your appendix are on your right side, but when they operated they found it to be a
ruptured cyst on my right ovary AND my appendiz where on my left side- how funny is that.

I have had to amazing boys naturally and they have had no problems as well as being married
to a wonderful man- who was also my first boyfriend- for 23 years.

I work in nursing, after going back to school a year ago, and I work with the elderly now.
People I work with and friends are always saying they do not like getting older. I loved
turning 25, 30, 35, 40 and now that I am 43 I can not wait to turn 45. What I tell them is
that by the grace of god, a good surgeon and even back then being very stubborn- I am alive
today and every morning I wake up is a blessing and every night I go to sleep I thank God
for giving me one more day. I know what the other outcome could have been and I am just
happy to be here and enjoying my life.

If you would like to talk or ask me questions you can contact me at
fabfour.keddy@ns.sympatico.ca
Lisa Kedd