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Published May 03, 2008 07:47 pm - Girl serves March of Dimes Tahlequah toddler to serve as 2008 ambassador By Travina Coleman Phoenix Features Writer
Blazing a path through life as vibrant as the color of her curls, Katie Jo Taylor, 2, of Tahlequah was not expected to make the crucial first steps as a toddler. Jennifer Taylor, Katie Jo’s mother, said her first pregnancy was without problem. Her second however, has given her the emotional roller coaster ride of a lifetime. “She was born three months premature,” Jennifer said. “She weighed 2 pounds, 7 ounces.” Tearing apart a chocolate chip brownie, with a black plastic knife, Katie Jo is quick to let her mother know what she wants. “She is very selective,” Jennifer said. “She likes to tell me about it too.” Katie Jo has been given the honor of serving as the March of Dimes Ambassador for 2008. The March for Babies Walk is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Honor Heights Park. Walkers are marching to raise money for the program that helps fund research and medicines for premature babies. This money will provide grants to neonatal intensive care units and nurses nationwide. Jennifer said a week before Katie Jo’s unexpected birth, she had some issues with kidney stones during her pregnancy and had received a steroid shot for it. “A week later my blood pressure spiked,” she said. “The doctor told me to expect her within 24 to 48 hours.” Katie Jo was born that afternoon. “We were overwhelmed with concern,” Jennifer said. “We had to wait 24 hours to see her the first time. It was hard. She was given a 60 to 65 percent chance of survival.” Doctors had prepared Jennifer and her husband Jason for the worst. “They said if she survived she would have an enormous amount of health problems,” she said. 
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