Liam Patrick Slattery was born on May 20, 2024. When deciding on a name, Liam was selected because Dad wanted an all Irish name just like his parents named him. Liam means strong willed warrior/ protector. Little did we know how strong a warrior he was going to be. He came into this world healthy and excited to meet his two big sisters. 

As we were leaving the hospital to take Liam home, his nurse stopped by one more time to say goodbye and noticed his lips were blue. She called pediatrics and they ordered a cardio echo. When the tech came in to perform the echo, Liam stopped breathing. Mom ran out to the hallway screaming for help and the tech hit the code blue button on the wall. When Mom saw all the doctors storm the room she fell to her knees and broke into tears in fear for her son's life. That nurse was Liam's angel. Had she not stopped by one last time Liam would have stopped breathing in the car on the way home. 

This sent Liam to the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) where it was confirmed he was having apneic seizures. At that point in time he was given a strong anti seizure medication that caused heavy sedation. Due to the sedation, he began to take shallow breaths and needed respiratory support. 

Over the next three weeks our little boy went through numerous tests and imaging. Eventually he was weened off breathing support and we focused on feeding and breathing on his own. After three weeks, the doctors could not find a cause for the apneic seizures after birth. They told us it was most likely trauma related to delivery and sent us home.