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Karing for Keegan

This page started to keep our family updated about Keegan. Now we help NICU families in need.

05/10/2026

Happy Mothers Day from my family to yours! I hope you got to do something you love. Today I got to see my kiddos enjoy the zoo and felt the love they have for me!

04/29/2026

Today is National Zipper Day, we see a zipper a little bit differently. Emmit is always proud to show off his!

04/05/2026

Happy Easter from our family to yours! Hopefully it was filled with blessings and fun. 🐰

04/02/2026

Hi all! Happy April! Sorry for the lack of posts lately. We have had a busy last bit. We had some illnesses hit Brother Emmit pretty hard and adopted 3 kiddos! We are so blessed to be surrounded by so many people who love us and our family. We cannot wait to continue Karing for Keegan and see what is to come!

02/20/2026

Heart Post Day 20! Emmit had surgery the day he was born and his open heart surgery at 7 days old. Could you imagine trying to do surgery a walnut with tiny veins?! This is one of my favorite facts and one of my favorite pictures of Emmy!

02/19/2026

Heart Post Day 19! (Missed yesterday due to Emmit having appointments.) Emmit has had an open heart surgery and cardiac caths. He still needs interventions to keep his heart functioning at its best. He probably will always need interventions to keep him as healthy as he can be. We are lucky that there have been so many advances in the medical field and that doctors are able to operate on such a tiny heart and fix up our kiddo and give him a chance at life. He is such an amazing and strong guy!

02/17/2026

Heart Post Day 17! Emmit is the strongest kiddo I know. He is brave and so kind. He takes every appointment in stride. He always goes with a smile on his face no matter how he is feeling. Wednesday he has a Cardiac MRI. I don't always understand why Emmit has to go through what he does. I am blessed in the fact that he is so brave and positive about all of it!

02/16/2026

Heart Post Day 16! There is no cure for CHD. Emmit will always have to see a cardiologist. He will need more surgeries and medications. It will always be a part of his life. We are blessed that Emmit has been able to lead a pretty average life so far. He has had very few hospital stays and only small procedures so far. Emmit is so strong and brave.

02/15/2026

Heart Month Day 15! It is amazing how kiddos who may not have lived 30 years ago, can live happy and healthy lives thanks to advances in medicine. It is always a fear in the back of my mind wondering what Emmits future looks like. We were always told that Emmits surgeries are fixes but he may eventually need a heart transplant. Right now his biggest issue is his enlarged aorta. The rest of his heart is functioning great! We are thankful everyday that his heart has been holding up so well.

02/14/2026

Heart Post Day 14! Happy Valentines Day!

02/13/2026

Heart Month Day 13! Something we have been aware of since Emmit's open heart surgery was that he may have some neurological effects from it. All of the medications and the surgery itself can affect the newborn brain. We always noticed Emmit had some struggles as he got older. He was delayed to speak and had some other things we noticed. Emmit was diagnosed with level 1 autism. He was evaluated after his therapist requested he have one. This didn't realy surprise us. Emmit is now more aware as he gets older that he does things differently than his siblings and we are still learning everyday how to help Emmit. He is the smartest, happiest, kindest kiddo, who is amazing at lego building. 💖

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