SHE WRITES:
It's been almost 4 months since my last post so allow me to give you an update... I already gave birth to a very pretty baby girl and we call her "Meimei" which mean little sister in Chinese. Everything is well except that she has imperforated anus. As wikipedia puts it:
"An imperforate anus or anal atresia is a birth defect in which the rectum is malformed. Its cause is unknown."
Right now Meimei has colostomy - considered as the first operation. The second operation that will take place sometime in October will be for the "making" of the rectum and the third operation will be the closure of the colostomy after about another 4-6 months. For the duration of about 1 year and 6 months, we (EJ, Meimei and I) will stay here in the Philippines while my husband stays in China (but he'll be coming here from time to time).
I never knew that such a birth defect existed until this happened to me... how about you?
Do you know someone - a relative or a friend - whose daughter or son had / has imperforated anus. Do share their story...
A. Yes, and here's their story...
B. No, it's the first time I heard about it
C. Others (pls. specify)
YOU WRITE:
A. Yes, and here's their story...
B. No, it's the first time I heard about it
C. Others (pls. specify)
