The Quinn Family

Scroll down to see updates as the Quinn family progresses in their CDH Journey! (All updates are written and given by parents with consent)

Update 8/29/24

My wife, Abigail, and I found out Laurie had some anatomical defects at 20 weeks, and she was diagnosed with a left side CDH and CPAM a week later. We relocated to Houston from the Rio Grande Valley on June 8th (28 weeks) because of the frequent check ups and possible maternal-fetal surgery. Thankfully, everything went smoothly during pregnancy, and we were blessed with Laurie’s arrival to the world on August 22nd. 

She was placed on ECMO within an hour of birth and had her CDH repaired at a little over 24 hours old. Her strength and resilience through this delicate stage of life has been extraordinary to watch . 

Laurie is currently on ECMO and trending toward getting off of it this week. We are extraordinarily thankful for the wonderful doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, patient care advocates, and everyone else at Memorial Hermann Houston involved with  Laurie’s care and recovery. We thank God for the blessing of our daughter and are praying hard for her successful recovery.

Update 9/2/24

She is off of ECMO now and on the road to recovery!