Meet Annika Geller-Hatch.
This young lady is what many would call a miracle. Born at just 26 weeks
gestation, weighing in at 1 lb 4 oz and just 12.2 inches long, Annika is now a
healthy 16.5 month old with almost no lasting effects of her prematurity, aside
from being small.
Annika now weighs 15 lbs
and is 28 inches long. She is a happy and healthy little girl, who loves music,
dancing and baby dolls. Her mom says, “She has had few effects from her
prematurity and is a miracle to all her friends and family.” This family
includes her mom, Vanessa Geller, dad Douglas Hatch, and her three older
brothers, Antonio, 15, Nehemiah, 7, and Aiden, 6.
The Geller-Hatch clan will
participate in their second March for Babies this year. They created a team
last year as a tribute to how well Annika has done, as well as to help
premature babies born to other families. Vanessa says, “If it weren't for the
excellence and support of the NICU nurses, Neonatologists and staff of the
Hospital, I don't know if my daughter would be where she is today. I was able
to fully pump breastmilk the entire NICU stay, and living over an hour from the
hospital, I felt my daughter was in the best care anyone could give her. And my
hope is any money we raise will ensure that for other families.”
Written by: Lindsay Atherton, Mission Mom and Guest Blogger. Many thanks to: Vanessa Connors Geller, for sharing her daughter's story.
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