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Summarized by Leena Booth
Nightmare & Joy for Larry King
National Enquirer 19Jun00 P2
By Alan Butterfield and Marc Cetner
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- TV Talk Personality Larry King and his
LDS wife Shawn are thankful that their infant sons pulled through
back-to-back health crises. In an exclusive interview with The
National Enquirer, the parents revealed that newborn Cannon spent
four days in the neonatal Intensive Care Unit after his May 22 birth.
"During delivery, Cannon passed through the canal too quickly, some
fluid entered his lungs and caused breathing problems," she explained
to the Enquirer. "Cannon is 3 weeks old now and all I can say is
thank God he looks like his mother!" quipped proud pop Larry, 66. "It
was pretty tense there for a while. We were sitting on pins and
needles," added Shawn, 40. "We had to keep him in the neonatal ICU
for four days to monitor him and make sure there were no
complications. We brought him home after four days and he's been
perfectly fine since."
Earlier in the month the couple's 15-month-old son Chance was
hospitalized for stomach surgery to repair a recurring stomach
ailment he was born with. "He had a problem digesting his food and
kept coughing it up," Larry revealed. "A muscle in his stomach was
too big and wouldn't allow the food to empty into the digestive
system. It's a problem called pyloric stenosis." Chance had
lifesaving surgery to correct the problem when he was a mere 2 months
old. "Somehow it recurred," continued Larry. "So the doctors at UCLA
had to make a small incision into the stomach muscle. Now he can
digest his food just fine." Declared Shawn: "Larry and I couldn't be happier."
The Kings added that they are thankful to a special person -- Shawn's
childhood friend Marie Osmond. "Marie arrived like the cavalry just
when I needed her," said Shawn. "I was overwhelmed. People were
buzzing all around and all I wanted to do was sleep. Marie took over
like a mother hen and stayed round the clock. She even massaged my
feet. She was worried I'd get depressed. But not in the least -- I
was touched.
"She's my best friend. And I'm the happiest woman in the world."
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