Thomas Peterson

Thomas Peterson was the son of Morgan Peterson.

Birth
When Morgan Peterson was 24 weeks pregnant, she had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection which caused a heart attack. In order to fix her heart, they had to deliver her baby at 24 weeks gestation. After he was born, Tommy was taken to the NICU. However, he suffered a spontaneous intestinal perforation and had to be taken right back into surgery. Arizona operated to repair his intestines. The surgery was successful and he was taken from there to the NICU, where his condition was stable. He also had a patent ductus arteriosis, which they treated with indomethacin. ("Have You Seen Me Lately?")

Familial
When Thomas was born, he was very sick. As such, his father felt they shouldn't try to prolong his life as his chances of survival were so low. His father ultimately left him in the care of his mother, Morgan. Morgan continued to fight for Tommy until they reached a point where there was nothing more they could do and they disconnected all the machines and allowed Morgan to hold him while he died.

Notes and Trivia

 * He was born at 24 weeks gestation.