Gregory Zion Couret - CDH

Gregory's story:
Gregory was born with Right-sided CDH (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia), and his right lung was pushed all the way to the left and his heart was pressed to the side as well. He had hernia repair surgery, and other surgeries to fix his reflux, and digestive system. Gregory was off and on the ventilator for a long time, and when he was scheduled to come home in November '04, he caught Pneumonia. By December he started having to be on more life support until the end of January the doctors and nurses thought he was doing better. Gregory snatched his own ventilator out, and they decided to ween him slowly off of the oxygen back down to canula. Within a day his health started to decline and the doctors tried to make me pull the plug on him. I refused, and prayed that I didn't have to make that decision. The next day on February 13, 2005 he went back with God.

I was blessed to have Gregory in my life for six months from 8/3/04-2/13/05.. I'll never be the same, and I always feel like his mom. I miss him with everything I have and all the energy I can accumulate. He's my heart, my soul, my everything, and I look forward to meeting him again one day hopefully a while from now. I believe he is with me in spirit, and I have a neice who's only a few months younger than him that I get to participate in her growing. I also have a few god children who I love so much!

This page is here for my family, friends, or anyone who wants to get to know Gregory.  It's also for anyone looking for information about CDH (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia).  Thank you for visiting, and I hope you will sign the guestbook.  Please stop by again soon.