Tracy is the mom of Ian Wesley, born
April 3, 2004, at 36 weeks old. He was born with an undiagnosed
left-sided CDH. He spent 53 days in the NICU at Primary Children's
Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ian was on ECMO for 7 days and
had his CDH repair on day 5. On day 48, he had left and right inguinal
hernia surgeries, along with an undescended left testicle surgery.
He was on a ventilator for 29 days, of which 23 days was an oscillating
vent. He endured many complications including pulmonary hypertension, NG
tube feeds, developmental delays, minor oral aversions, hypoplastic left lung,
chylothorax, pneumothorax, anemia, acid reflux, and oxygen
dependency. Ian used oxygen for 546 days. He currently has abnormal
systemic venous drainage above the heart with numerous collateral vessels and
an echogenic mass on the heart, all due to ECMO. Ian loves school and his
video games!
Tracy is the Wyoming State
Representative and Volunteer Coordinator for CHERUBS. She is married to her loving husband, Chris,
and they have 3 other sons besides Ian; Cole, Shane and Toby. She is an
Avon Representative and her full-time job is a stay-at-home mom. Tracy
has a BS in Accounting and has worked as an auditor and tax consultant.
She enjoys volunteering to help CDH families, reading, playing and listening to
music, anything crafty, and fishing.
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