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Birth Statistics
  • 1 pound 10 ounces
    (.5 percentile)
  • Length: 13 inches
  • Birth date: 7/26/94
  • Due Date: 11/6/94
  • Hospital Discharge: 11/29/94
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Thomas turned 15 years old on July 26, 2009, and looks much older than he does in these pictures!   He was born 3-1/2 months premature in 1994, and cared for by the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. 

To look at him today, you would never know he was a preemie.  He is extremely interested in the trumpet and Boy Scouts.  He has a teenagers passion for video games and the Internet.  He continues to be interested in trains, although it is one of many little boy passions that has faded as he has grown.

Thomas is a high school freshman for the 2009/2010 school year.  The family moved from Michigan to North Carolina in late 2008.  He had a great time being a part of an award winning high school marching band last fall, continuing his interest in music and his trumpet.

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Early NICU Picture - Thomas on the respirator (click for more)

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Thomas' NICU Story In 12 Installments

 Tommy's father chronicles Tommy's stay in the NICU and the experience of being an NICU parent.  NICU parents who read these pages may take comfort knowing others have gone through the preemie experience and have moved on.

1) An Abruption at Twenty-five Weeks (1994)

2) Thomas in the NICU

3) Life in the NICU

4) Tommy Gets Off the Respirator

5) Thomas Extubates Himself

6) Four Months is a Long Time

7) Thomas Learns to Breast Feed

8) The Waiting Game Continues

9) Thomas Comes Home!

10) Life at Home With O2 and Monitors  

11) Epilogue (from 1997) 

12) Kindergarten (2000)

 

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