Page 106 - South Mississippi Living - April, 2018

HEALTHY LIVING march for babies
A Little Miracle
March of Dimes Ambassador Family celebrates son’s birth
story by Susan Ruddiman photos courtesy of The Broome Family and Gene Tremmier, Sunset Photography
Caitlyn “Muffy” Broome and her son, Asher, survived a challenging delivery in March of 2017 and,
as a result, the Broomes are the 2018 South Mississippi March for Babies Ambassador Family.
The March for Babies, scheduled for April 21, is the main fundraiser for the March of Dimes of South Mississippi, according to Bridget Turan, development manager. Their fundraising goal is $150,000.
Muffy, Robby and Asher were selected by Tyler Sexton, M.D., chair
of pediatrics at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, who is serving as chairman of the 2018 South Mississippi March for Babies.
“I was so grateful that Dr. Sexton was there when Asher was born. Because if he hadn’t been, I don’t know what the outcome would have been. Dr. Sexton saved my son’s life. I don’t think
he will ever truly understand how
grateful I am,” Muffy said.
She recalled the day Asher was born.
Muffy had worked all day at her job in Mobile even through she was in pain. She made it home to Pascagoula, but soon realized she needed to go to the hospital. She called her husband and mother.
“I got to the emergency room at 6:20, and Asher was born by C-section at 6:40. That’s how fast the staff worked to save us,” Muffy said. Her son
was born a month premature and had no heartbeat. Sexton worked
to save Asher, and later the infant was transported to USA Children & Women’s Hospital in Mobile. Muffy discovered she had suffered from preeclampsia and her placenta had separated, causing internal bleeding.
“I was 80 percent torn and usually after a placenta is 50 percent torn, the mom and baby do not make it. Medically, we were not suppose to be there,” Muffy said. “It was a miracle and crazy at the same time.”
CAITLYN “MUFFY” AND ROBBY BROOME visited with Asher who remained a patient for a month at the USA Children & Women’s Hospital in Mobile.
The Broomes spent the next month traveling to Mobile to see their son, and he was able to come home in April. Asher has continued to thrive under the care of Sexton.
The pediatrician is no stranger to challenges. He was a premature infant himself born with Cerebral Palsy,
and is a champion for babies born with complications and the critically important work of the March of Dimes in treating them. From advocacy to education to research, the March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of mothers and babies.
9 a.m. April 21,
Point Cadet Plaza, Biloxi
sign up at www.marchforbabies.org/event/ southmississippi
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