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Dedicated to Peyton Elizabeth Laricks and her
courageous fight against the life-threatening birth defect known as CDH. |
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On March 31st, 2008 Peyton Laricks was born with a birth defect known as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, or CDH. She endured 88 days in Newborn Intensive Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 12 days on life support and multiple surgeries, before beating the odds to come home.
Today she continues to defy the odds and make extraordinary steps that were once thought unlikely.
Peyton's Parents, Debbie and Dustin Laricks, made a promise to help raise awareness and money for ongoing CDH research.
Click Here!  to Contact Peyton's Promise
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Help us help CDH babies go from
this (Peyton of life support)
To this!
(Peyton summer 2009)
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CDH FACTS
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- 50% of these babies die
- CDH occurs 1 in 2500 live births
- 1600 CDH babies are born each year in the US
- There is no known cause
- CDH is a birth defect that occurs when the diaphragm does not fully form, allowing abdominal organs to enter the chest cavity preventing lung growth
- CDH is more common than Cystic Fibrosis and almost as common as Spina Bifida, yet many people have never even heard of it
- Survivors have lasting health problems, such as: gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), failure to thrive, asthma, scoliosis, hearing problems and many more
Tax ID # 27-2036993
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