Theo
When Theo was born, he was diagnosed with sepsis and moved to intensive care, where he was found to have two inguinal hernias and was transferred to Alder Hey for a specialist procedure. His second operation was successful, and Theo soon made a full recovery and was able to go back home just one day later.
Theo was born prematurely at 27 weeks old at Wrexham Maelor Hospital in July 2022. Theo was subsequently diagnosed with sepsis and started deteriorating very quickly. He was moved to the intensive care unit and put on a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine, which eased his difficulties breathing. Theo was then found to have two inguinal hernias that needed to be operated on. He was transferred to Alder Hey a few days later for an operation to fix his hernia, followed by a second operation after a few weeks. Theo was needed to be transferred to Alder Hey as these operations can only be done in a specialised children’s hospital with full paediatric surgery facilities such as Alder Hey. His second operation at Alder Hey was successful and Theo was discharged just one day later making a full recovery and was able to go back home to his family in Wrexham.
Speaking about Alder Hey’s upcoming Surgical NICU, Theo’s mum Julia said:
“Having a new Neonatal Unit will be so important as it will help so many families in a similar situation to me and my family. It will make a massive difference as all the care and equipment will be in one place and having features such as family rooms is a bonus, as being a parent to a poorly baby, you want to be with them as much as possible.”