dear gage,
we've created this place for you and for all your fans to follow you on your journey toward a healthy heart.
you see, you were born with six congenital heart defects and a few of these defects need to be corrected so that you can grow big and strong.
when you were two months old, your mommy and daddy were told that you were in congestive heart failure due to two of these heart defects. at that time, it was made clear that you would need to have surgery before six months of age.
after more visits with some fancy and quite smart cardiologists, your mommy and daddy were told that your ventricular septal defect was quite large and showing no signs of closing on it's own like they'd all hoped for. this defect is best described as a hole in your heart. at that point, the dr.'s started you on medication with the hope that it might help give time for the hole to close on it's own.
on friday, august the sixth, it was made clear that it would be necessary for you to have surgery by the end of the month.
on thursday, september the second at nearly four and a half months of age, these fancy dr.'s are going to patch up your little heart so that you'll start feeling better. the procedure they are doing has only been done twice before in the state of utah but, these fancy doctors are confident that you are an excellent candidate.
the procedure will involve opening your chest and using a catheter to go through your heart and place a device known as an amplatzer in the hole between the chambers of your heart. the idea is that this device will allow the heart tissue to grow around it, sealing the chambers and allowing blood to flow properly through your body.
after your heart is all patched up, you'll be staying at the children's hospital for a bit so that you can heal and get strong in order to come back home where many are waiting for you.
we love you gage and we're going to keep tabs on you here.
good luck little buddy!
auntie emily
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