SEATTLE — Baby Wyatt is just 23 days old.
“He's my miracle baby, I would definitely say that,” says his mother, Kayleah Ioerger.
Wyatt was rushed to Seattle Children's Hospital hours after birth with a congenital heart defect. He's scheduled for surgery on Monday.
Loerger and Wyatt’s grandmother Monica Lorance, have been at Children's through much of the Aspergillus mold crisis.
“At first, I was scared. I was like, 'Wait, no, I'm not going to have my son in the room where they have the mold situation.' It was kind of scary. I was like, 'No, it's not going to go down like that,'” Loerger said.
"We did ask a lot of questions and make sure that the room they are doing this in is going to be safe for my grandson," Lorance said.
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Today, a spokeswoman for Children's confirmed that the hospital’s operating rooms did reopen today. She had no information on the number of surgeries performed. Earlier, the hospital did say about 1,000 surgeries had been postponed.
“We feel very confident that it's safe to open the ORs,” said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Del Baccaro.
“You've got to trust in the process and have faith in these doctors and surgeons. They are that for a reason, and if they felt the children were in danger, they're not going to do surgeries or anything, I believe. And I believe that truly,” Lorance said.
Wyatt was born a fighter, says his mother and grandmother. They believe Children's Hospital is now safe for Monday’s surgery.
“Oh, I love the hospital. They have been amazing, and the nurses are amazing,” said Ioerger.
Lorance believes Wyatt will have his surgery in a special facility that was not affected by the mold.
The family has been away from their Bremerton home for nearly a month. Friends have started a webpage to help raise money for expenses: https://www.supportful.com/baby-wyatt-kayleah.
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