About Kylee

Kylee was born Jan 20.2008 and was a beautiful healthy winter baby. Kylee is currently 3 ½ and loves life. She loves to run and play and sing like every other kid. We recently found out that Kylee has Hip Dysplasia, which means her hip bones are dislocated and will need surgeries to fix and mold her hips back together to hopefully one day be able to move around just like you and me.

Kylee's 1st surgery is booked for Oct 17 2011 at Sick kids Hospital by Dr. Wedge, head of Orthopedic department at Sick Kids. After a major surgery, Kylee will be in a body cast (Spica cast) from her chest to her ankles and not be able to move around on her own or even sit up. As Kylee’s Mother,I have quit my job to look after my beautiful little girl and give her the support she will so badly need.

If all goes well, Kylee will go for her 2nd surgery on Dec 2 2011 and from there will be in the same body cast til' mid Feb and then will have to begin the long road of relearning everything she had worked so hard on learning as a tot: walking, crawling, and possibly even toilet training and what ever other surprises may come up during this period.

This is going to be very hard on Kylee as she has no idea anything is wrong with her and as of right now can walk and run and play like all the other kids. But on Oct 17 her life is going to forever change as she will dance into the hosptal, loving life, without a care in the world, but she will wake up and be trapped in a body cast and not be able to move or sit for 4-6mths. We will do everything in our power to make Kylee happy and enjoy every moment that she can be the sad reality is she is going to miss out on so much.

Please feel free to take the time to learn about this condition that effect 1000’s of people and babies all over the world @ http://www.hipdysplasia.org/ if we can even just raise awareness with Kylee's story we are doing our part. Kylee also has a facebook page to support her, feel free to join Team Kylee & Hip Dysplasia Awareness @ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Kylee-Hip-Dysplasia-Awareness/276422392382555

Thank You for taking the time to learn about Kylee’s story, she is amazing little girl.

Sincerely,

Dallas & Shannon Dutchyn
Kylee's parents