Saturday's Internet Edition, May 10, 2008.
Parents, Doctors Surprised By Condition At Birth
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| Matthew James Mussen Jr. at Brenners Children’s Hospital. |
Know what’s expected.
Their baby, Matthew James Mussen Jr., was born on Feb. 23. He suffered from gastroschisis, a condition where the intestines are outside the body. He also suffered from atresia, all of those intestines weren’t connected as normal.
And the Mussen’s life hasn’t been normal since.
The baby was quickly transferred to Brenners Children’s Hospital, a part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. During the first week with baby clinging to life, mother holding her own in the hospital, and dad staying there full time, their house on Legion Cemetery Road in Cooleemee was broken into.
Thieves stole a 30/30 Marlin rifle with a raised scope and camaflouge strap, a H&K 9 mm handgun, a saw, computers, televisions and DJ equipment. There is a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. Call Davie Sheriff’s Detective Lee Whitesides at 751-5547 ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.