Matthew B's Story

Matthew Bohannon

My son Matthew was born at approximately. 26 weeks gestation. We had our first ultrasound 4 days prior to his arrival and they told me there I had little amniotic fluid. Then they sent me to a specialist who told me the problems could be as much as clubbed feet, lung problems, and other multitudes of problems.

They tried to infuse my womb with saline with no luck. When he was born at 2 pounds 9.4 ounces, there were no problems except his kidneys did not function. We found out that he has bilateral PKD and would need dialysis immediately. They were not expecting him to live overnight. He has survived 9 surgeries and has endured 3 cases of peritonitis and an ongoing g-tube infection. He finally came home just shy of 6 months.

He is now a fairly normal and healthy 13 pound 7 1/2 month old. (except still on dialysis) He will be getting his daddy's kidney when he reaches 22 pounds.

Mother - Katie Jones