Rachel's story is a bit different from any I had heard so far. She was born healthy (or so we thought) at 6 lb. 1 oz and 19 in. long. When she was 6 days old I went to change her diaper and it was saturated with blood. We immediately took her to the local hospital and from there she went to Riley Children's hospital, still not having any idea of her condition or the severity of it. After about 6 hours of waiting we were told she had Malrotation with Volvulus. In other words her intestine grew the wrong way, had formed a kink and were twisted and dying. After surgery she wore a colostomy and was fed by TPN, nothing by mouth. We were able to do the reconnection 1 month later and she was able to eat small amounts of Pregestimil. Although the surgeons were excellent, it was the love of family and the persistence of loved ones that were instrumental in her healing. Because of our "nagging" and our research with other parents in the Hospital, our estimated 1 year stay in the Hospital was cut to 2 months. She was still on TPN through a central line 8 hours a day but no feeding tubes, no bags and we were home! At 2 years old we got rid of the line and the infections that went with them. She is now a happy and mostly healthy 10 year old. She still has to take B12 for the rest of her life, however for those of you that would be interested, she takes her B12 in a nasal spray....no shots. A real life saver for the nerves of a child who faces the needle every month. The product is called Nascobal made by Nasonex. I just want to thank you for this site and the opportunity to educate others. Maybe the miracle of science will catch up with the miracle of the spirit that I see in my daughters' eyes.