1-year-old girl recovering after open heart surgery at Norton Children's Hospital
One-year-old Lily Newcomb is a tiny soul with a mighty heart.
On Jan. 31, the brave 1-year-old underwent open heart surgery.
맥스카지노You can still see her zip-ties,맥스카지노 said her mother, Lauren. A reminder of the battle she맥스카지노s already won.
맥스카지노It맥스카지노s been a whirlwind because you would have never known that she had a hole in her heart,맥스카지노 Lauren said.
It was a routine checkup that revealed something no parent ever wants to hear.
Her pediatrician noticed something unusual: a rapid heart rate, even when she was calm. That맥스카지노s when she was sent to a cardiologist.
맥스카지노He did an echo... an echocardiogram on her. And that's when we found that she had an atrial septal defect. So he came into the office, circled the heart diagram on his little piece of paper, and was like, 'She's got a hole in her heart,'맥스카지노 Newcomb said.
Dr. Bahaaldin Alsoufi performed Lily맥스카지노s open heart surgery.
One in 100 children are born with a congenital heart defect, but Lily맥스카지노s was different.
맥스카지노For Lilly's situation, it's even more special because she was already having symptoms and she was already struggling. So the reality is that we needed to operate on her earlier and not wait till 4 to 5 years of age. And if we had not, she would have progressed much more rapidly and she would have gotten very sick within a few months,맥스카지노 Alsoufi said.
But Lily had other plans.
맥스카지노I think the word that encompasses the whole journey has been strength,맥스카지노 Newcomb said.
Strength in a little girl who fought through something so big.
맥스카지노Her strength in such a fragile state has really been incredible,맥스카지노 Newcomb said.
At just 1 year old, Lily has already shown what resilience looks like.