{"id":20691,"date":"2024-09-30T10:08:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=20691"},"modified":"2024-09-30T10:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:08:33","slug":"my-ninja-turtle-baby-boy-was-born-with-a-shell-hes-my-superhero-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=20691","title":{"rendered":"My \u2018Ninja Turtle baby\u2019 boy was born with a shell \u2014 he\u2019s my superhero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My \u2018Ninja Turtle baby\u2019 boy was born with a shell \u2014 he\u2019s my superhero<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/txtmx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/NYPICHPDPICT000010079156-1-300x300-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearwater, Florida, toddler James McCallum earned the nickname \u201clittle Ninja Turtle\u201d from his parents due to a rare skin condition resembling a turtle shell on his back. Despite inconclusive ultrasounds, concerns arose when scabbing and lumps appeared on James\u2019 back post-birth. The mysterious condition covered 75% of his back, growing rapidly, impacting his sleep and daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facing uncertainty, James underwent an MRI to assess internal growth risks, leading to surgery at 2\u00bd months to remove the nevus. Fortunately, no internal growth was found. Post-surgery, parents Kaitlyn andTim discovered a supportive Facebook group, learning about potential side effects like itchinessConnecting with a specialist, they initiated tissue expansion in September 2022, injecting saline weekly to replace affected skin. Despite challenges, James is now happier, and his parents anticipate complete removal by summer, prioritizing his comfort over potential scarring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/everydayvv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NYPICHPDPICT000010079156-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My \u2018Ninja Turtle baby\u2019 boy was born with a shell \u2014 he\u2019s my superhero Clearwater, Florida, toddler James McCallum earned the nickname \u201clittle Ninja Turtle\u201d from his&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20747,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20691\/revisions\/20747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}