By the time Peightyn was born, she had already received three blood transfusions. That’s because at 26-weeks pregnant, her mom, Ashleigh, developed antibodies against her unborn baby’s blood type, which caused Peightyn’s organs to swell and her body to begin to shut down.
A time of thanksgiving
Today on the Akron Children’s Hospital Facebook page, we asked our friends what they are thankful for. For me, I am so grateful for the compassionate and knowledgeable doctors who saved my daughter’s life in 2009 when she contracted a bacterial infection. I especially want to thank kidney specialist Dr. Prebis, as well as Drs. Pope, Bigham, Tirodker and Malhotra of […]
