Ashley was 24 weeks along when she received the life-shattering news that her unborn baby, Trevan, had a severe heart defect and would need three complex heart surgeries in his future. Ashley and Trevan’s Dad, J.D., were shocked, but immediately began researching about their son’s condition to prepare for his arrival. Trevan was born with […]
Read MoreJordan was born with HLHS. Although we had no idea until he was a day old. He was life flighted to Children’s after he kept failing his CHD screen. He underwent his first surgery at just 5 days old. He then needed a cath procedure done about a week and half later. We spent a […]
Read MoreJacob and Kayla were twelve weeks pregnant when they went in for their prenatal genetic screening. “We were very excited to get into things like paint colors for our daughter,” says Jacob. “And then we found out from the test that there was a possible abnormality in the left side of our daughter’s heart.” At […]
Read MoreDeacon was just 10 days old when he had his first open heart surgery. Deacon was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) which is a condition where the left side chambers of the heart develop too small to work effectively. This is a problem because the left side of the heart pumps blood to […]
Read MoreOn December 29th,2016 at my 21 week check up we found out our little boy had HLHS. I never even heard of it. We then got sent to OSU for a double check. While we were there, we found out our son had heterotaxy as well. I had never heard of either disease till that […]
Read MoreLaith was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a complex congenital heart defect where the structures on the left side of the heart are small and underdeveloped. Laith and his family came to Nationwide Children’s Hospital from their home in Maryland for his treatment to seek care from Dr. Mark Galantowicz and his team, as […]
Read MoreThe day after Charlie was born, his pediatrician found something wrong with his heart. Charlie was transferred to Nationwide Children’s where he was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. His parents learned that in order for their son to survive, he would need three open-heart surgeries before he was three years old. They were terrified. […]
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