We want to introduce you to CDH International’s Maryland Ambassador Lisa Jones. Lisa is the mom to cherub Khalil.
My name is Lisa Jones. I am a 48-year old single parent of a 10-year old daughter, Kayla: my CDH angel, Khalil (born 12/24/02 and died 2/25/03), and my bonus son, Rayvon age 15. I have worked for the State of Maryland for 26 years and I am currently an Administrative Fraud Investigator/Overpayment Analyst. I lost my CDH angel in 2003 when due to complications following a successful hernia repair after coming off ECMO for three weeks. Khalil lived his 63- days in the hospital setting and never made it home.
I found CHERUBS to be so helpful to me when I was ready to talk to others who had experienced this “journey” I was on but did not sign up for. It helped me discover and become clear that I was still a mom. My child just had wings and watched over me. I now work with families in my state and in my community assisting them on this journey. An important lesson I learned was that our stories do not need to be the same to be able to support, guide and encourage others about to go through CDH and all the possible outcomes of this condition. My desire and passion is to make sure no parent or family feels they are alone in this.
