Emma's Story

A Special Note From The Sederwall Family

Emma Grace Sederwall was born to Kyler and Becky Sederwall January 7 2020. She was born with jejunal atresia which is a complication of the intestine not allowing it to pass waste properly. Because of this she had to immediately have a surgery to create an ostomy. She spent her first 100 days of life in the NICU. She had to have a feeding tube placed as well as a central line to ensure she was getting the proper nutrition during all the transitions she would go through in the healing process.

Emma and her parents have been through so much in just over a year of her life. 6 surgeries to attempt to resect, divert, and reconnect her intestines. After several failed attempts at reconnecting her bowel her physicians wanted to wait an extended period of time before trying again.

However, in Gods perfect timing the family was randomly connected with another family that had similar experiences. They pointed them in the direction of a surgeon that gave them new hope and eventually reconnected sweet Emma’s bowel much earlier than expected. She will have a follow up appointment and surgery at the end of May for the final steps of reconnecting the bowel and having no external stoma.

Following that surgery she will eventually be able to get her central line removed as well as her feeding tube! Emma brings so much joy to her grandma which is how we were connected to Emma. It has been great to hear of the most recent developments and Emma making great strides to complete healing.