Thanks to Children's Mercy, and Dr. Viriender Singhal and his wonderful, caring staff - we survived the most difficult time in our lives.

Our new baby, at 6 mos of age was diagnosed with sagittal craniosynostosis (skull fused down the middle way too early) by our pediatrician in Joplin, Missouri. At the time, all I heard was "surgery" and "Children's Mercy," and the pediatrician had to repeat the diagnosis and plans to me several times during that appointment
-- it just wasn't soaking in. My husband and I were completely terrified. 

At 9 mos, Kellen underwent a cranio vault repair surgery that was intricately performed by Dr. Singhal in Jan 2006.Our experience with CM and all the staff was a pure blessing to our family. From the time I sobbingly handed my baby to the nurses at the surgery doors, to the pure "Thank you God" moment we saw Kellen in the PICU, everyone was so supportive and helpful, knowing our baby was going thru an amazing plastic surgery transformation to fix his poor little head. 

We spent several days at CM, 2 days in the PICU and 2 days on the floor. I cant say enough about the nursing staff that took care of all of us during that time. If it wasn't for all the caring and support we received, I just don't know how we would have been able to handle such a trying time in our lives. Our boy is five years old now, and it seems so long ago that we went through this -- and yet, as I type this, it is still so fresh. 

Last September, we had another check up with Dr. Singhal and Kellen was "cleared". We can't wait to see everyone again in a couple more years to show Dr. Singhal how great his boy looks! Thanks Children's Mercy.... you have made a difference in our lives, one that we will never forget. Keep up the excellent work that you do for all children in our area.

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