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Organ Donation Gave Her a Chance at Life
| She's taking on the world and winning! |
Kelli was born in August 1999 in Scottsdale, Arizona
after a particularly uneventful pregnancy and delivery.
Shortly after birth Kelli started having difficulties
breathing and, in fact, turned purple when she was not
crying. She was air-evacuated to Phoenix Children's
Hospital. The next two and one-half months the good
people at the hospital performed every test they could
to solve the breathing issues that beleaguered and
undermined Kelli's very existence. The final test
performed, an open-lung biopsy, revealed that her lungs
were seriously malformed, beyond repair, and were
unable to sustain life even with a ventilator.
Faced with only two options, removing her from the
ventilator and letting her die or attempting a double lung
transplant, Kelli's parents opted for the only reasonable
choice -- to go for the transplant!
Kelli was transported to St. Louis Children's Hospital in
mid-October 1999. At only three months and after only
19 days on the national transplant waiting list Kelli
received her transplant! This miraculous surgery gave
this spirited little sprite what she needed to bloom into
the beautiful and full-of-life little girl she is today.
A lifetimes of thanks to the unknown family that gave
her the chance at life and for giving us the opportunity
to have and to share her life with us.
This website is dedicated to those who pray for us and
continue to follow Kelli's progress.
after a particularly uneventful pregnancy and delivery.
Shortly after birth Kelli started having difficulties
breathing and, in fact, turned purple when she was not
crying. She was air-evacuated to Phoenix Children's
Hospital. The next two and one-half months the good
people at the hospital performed every test they could
to solve the breathing issues that beleaguered and
undermined Kelli's very existence. The final test
performed, an open-lung biopsy, revealed that her lungs
were seriously malformed, beyond repair, and were
unable to sustain life even with a ventilator.
Faced with only two options, removing her from the
ventilator and letting her die or attempting a double lung
transplant, Kelli's parents opted for the only reasonable
choice -- to go for the transplant!
Kelli was transported to St. Louis Children's Hospital in
mid-October 1999. At only three months and after only
19 days on the national transplant waiting list Kelli
received her transplant! This miraculous surgery gave
this spirited little sprite what she needed to bloom into
the beautiful and full-of-life little girl she is today.
A lifetimes of thanks to the unknown family that gave
her the chance at life and for giving us the opportunity
to have and to share her life with us.
This website is dedicated to those who pray for us and
continue to follow Kelli's progress.
Kelligar "Kelli" Neal (Home)
Kelli's Page
