Post by Adriana Velez
Happy news for one Milwaukee family: A baby born with part of his brain outside his skull is thriving -- and going home. Mary Gundrum was pregnant with her son when she found out he suffered from two terrifying conditions. He had what's called a Tessier midline facial cleft, which means his skull hadn't fused together and was split down his face, through even his nose. And he had an encephalocele, a sack of brain tissue and fluid that had formed in the space of the cleft. Some of his brain was even sagging down into his mouth. He was expected to live only a couple of hours after he was born. But baby Dominic is 7 months old now, and thanks to six hours of surgery, his sweet little face looks much like any other baby's, just with a fading scar running down his forehead. He is developing normally. What an incredible relief to his family!![]()
Happy news for one Milwaukee family: A baby born with part of his brain outside his skull is thriving -- and going home. Mary Gundrum was pregnant with her son when she found out he suffered from two terrifying conditions. He had what's called a Tessier midline facial cleft, which means his skull hadn't fused together and was split down his face, through even his nose. And he had an encephalocele, a sack of brain tissue and fluid that had formed in the space of the cleft. Some of his brain was even sagging down into his mouth. He was expected to live only a couple of hours after he was born. But baby Dominic is 7 months old now, and thanks to six hours of surgery, his sweet little face looks much like any other baby's, just with a fading scar running down his forehead. He is developing normally. What an incredible relief to his family!