subscribesubscriber servicescontact usabout ussite mapBuy a Classified
Tue, Nov 24 2009 

Resources

print this story   Print this story
  Post to del.icio.us

Published May 19, 2008 09:42 am -

Mom helped before she knew she would need help herself


By Travina Coleman
Phoenix Features Writer

Taniesha Blue didn't realize when she was volunteering for different charities and relief organizations, she would some day be the one needing it.

Blue, who lives in Muskogee, was five and a half months pregnant with her second son, Kylen, when she was volunteering her time at a golf tournament that benefited Children's Miracle Network.

"I did it because I feel a need in my heart," she said. "I had no idea my baby would be born with heart problems."

But he was.

Blue said she first noticed signs when she fed him.

"The milk was coming out his nose," she said. "I panicked. I didn't know what to do."

Children's Miracle Network is a national charity that raises money for treatment and care of diseases and injuries to children.

Rick Postlick of Muskogee, who organizes the fund raisers for the national charity, said the money raised in the area, stays in the area.

"When someone from this area donates to the charity," he said. "You can be sure it stays in the same area. It doesn't benefit children anywhere else besides Oklahoma."

Kylen, who was called Little Boy Blue, even though he was already named, was flown to Oklahoma City, where he underwent two open heart surgeries.

"It was very scary," she said. "I couldn't even hold him."

He remained in the hospital for two months.

Kylen is 9 months old and doing OK.

"He is sick a lot," Blue said. "Especially when the weather changes, he can barely get out."

Blue said she expects to encounter issues with his heart disease as he gets older.



print this story    email this story   






autoconx
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide


Premier Guide

Premium Jobs

5373


Gore Nursing Center
is now hiring for
Weekend RN
8 hr shifts
401K and vacation
Appl
...>MORE

5440-Billing Person
Billing PERSON
Family practice seeks EXPERIENCED BILLING PERSON. Fax resumes to 918-485-1383. Must include referenc
...>MORE

5374-Medical Opportunities
Medical Opportunities
MAYS HOMECARE Home Health

Are you searching for the opportunity to work for a rap
...>MORE

5431-RN/LPN

RN / LPN
Horizon Hospice needs to add a Full Time RN and/or LPN to our Tahlequah team. Competitive salary, be
...>MORE

5444-Cherokee County

CHEROKEE COUNTY
NURSING CENTER
Hiring a
Human Resources
Coordinator/Office
As an employee
...>MORE

See all ads

Premium Extras

5426 Jack Russell puppies
Jack Russell Puppies, for sale. Shots & wormed. $85 each. 918-348-1269...>MORE

5439 7 fancy black angus
7 fancy black Angus weaned heifers 8-2 yr old springer heifers. 918-617-0454.689-9524....>MORE

5439 horses
horses 5 black females Bert & Oklahoma Star. Red Roan ponies, wagon & harness, black Shetland Gelding, 3 yrs old, Bucksk...>MORE

5424 scottish terrier
Scottish Terrier puppies, black, AKC & DNA, 5 females, ready to go. 12-1-09 $300ea. 918-773-8070....>MORE

5428-Boxer puppies
Boxer puppies, AKC registered, black & white and white, 3 female 918-457-5911....>MORE

See all ads


 

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.CNHI Classified Advertising NetworkCNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2009. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope and our Internet Yellow Pages site is powered by PremierGuide.
Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
View our Privacy Policy
Advertiser index