Arlo T's quilt    (Quilt Completed)

Thank you

He absolutely loves it. He’s been so active rolling around looking at all the different images.

Finished photos

Individual squares

Card

Stitched by: Ruth Horn

Biography

Arlo’s so strong. He was born at 24+4 weeks, weighing 730g. We spent 15 months in an intensive care setting where Arlo’s journey was terrifying, we had many tough conversations and decisions to make. We were told he would never make it home without a tracheostomy. We had to decide between palliative care or trying a tracheostomy, with no guarantee it would work.

Every day he fought to survive and made sure that he was coming home. Since being home Arlo is thriving. He has had his ventilation weaned to the point he can now do 10 minutes without it. Those first 10 minutes are the longest he has ever breathed without any ventilator support since he was born. Each day he will do something new that takes me by surprise. His tracheostomy makes some things more difficult, but he doesn’t let it stop him doing things.