Alexia was born prematurely with a condition known as Gastroschisis.( See Photo) Her intestines had formed outside her abdominal wall and the wall had closed up around them, choking them from blood supply and systematically poisoning her. Lexie's intestines were black and dead; only four inches of viable bowel could be saved and had to be surgically attached to her transverse colon. The loss of bowel makes it impossible to absorb the nutrients needed to sustain life so she requires an IV infusion of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) that runs through a large blood vessel in her chest twenty hours a day - an intrusion that is hard on the veins and makes her prone to bacteria that cause blood infections. Numerous line placements for the IV have caused scarring and taxed the liver like excessive alcohol and a toxic lifestyle would.
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