Last February 15, 2010 at 7:30am at the Riverside Medical Center my daughter went through with her 3rd and final operation – Colostomy Closure. Just like the PSARP surgery, I am blogging about it to give you a glimpse of what took place at the hospital. So read on dear readers… February 12 at 6pm we were already in the hospital and it was a painless day because we were just there to make sure we have the room reserved. She was so amazed at this ”new place” and with no idea what will happen in the days ahead… Today she …Read the Rest
Know Someone With Imperforate Anus?
I do. My daughter, Meimei, was born with one so in 2009, I posted this is my blog, up until now, I’ve been receiving comments telling me about their stories and so I’m able to offer support for parents who need some information. It is an honor and a joy …Read the Rest
Preparing for Colostomy Closure
In most cases, after the colostomy closure, the patient – adult or child – will have severe rash especially if the anus hasn’t been exposed to the poop for sometime. When my daughter had her 3rd surgery at 10 months, we were thankful that her journey to living a normal …Read the Rest
ColorKiddos A.C.E.S.
If you have read my articles ColorKiddos Story and Why ColorKiddos Exist, you already have an idea why we came to existence Mostly of what I have written there covers the heart part of ColorKiddos, the “mother” side of me speaking. Right now, allow me to share with you the …Read the Rest
PSARP Surgery
Last October 5, 2009 at 7:30am at the Riverside Medical Center my daughter went through with her 2nd operation – the PSARP (Posterior Sagittal AnoRectoPlasty – the surgery required to create an anus). To give you a glimpse of what took place at the hospital I decided to blog about it. So read on… October 4 …Read the Rest
Ambrey Hole in the Large Intestine
March 26, 2011 I received an email on my Facebook from a mother named Joan introducing herself as a mother of a child who had gone through colostomy and that she wanted to tell her son’s story. She found ColorKiddos through our website and since her email last year, we’ve …Read the Rest
ColorKiddos Story
April 16, 2009, a beautiful baby girl was born to Joey and Maricar. A few hours after the birth, the pediatrician went in to Maricar’s room and told her that the other parts of the baby’s body are normal except for one – she has imperforate anus (rectum is malformed). Not …Read the Rest
WHY ColorKiddos Exist
When I became a mom the second time around in April 2009, I was greeted by a lovely daughter with no hole in her bum… YEP, you got it right, no hole. I didn’t know it was possible! Never read and never heard about it. An aunt told us she …Read the Rest
Dealing with Constipation
Colorectal kids who have gone through colostomy, PSARP and colostomy closure are expected to deal with constipation. As the web defines it: “irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction” From the part where colostomy was done way down to the rectum …Read the Rest
Goodbye Je-An…
This is one post that’s very hard to write, but I have to… With the permission of Je-An’s mom, let me share with you baby Jeff Andrei’s farewell story… June 30 around 8am, Je-An’s mom went home to take a short rest because she hadn’t slept for almost 48hrs taking …Read the Rest
Baby Je-An Critical Condition
Just last night I blogged about Baby Je-An’s birthday and as you can see there he was smiling and compared to his previous photos, he looked much better last June 12… However early this morning I received a text message from his grandmother informing me that the little guy is …Read the Rest
