Little Heart Family: Little Animals

Monday, April 27, 2009

Little Animals

Our church buddies at the zoo this morning. They are roaring like lions!

1 comment:

The Love'sApril 28, 2009 at 12:01 AM
This picture is AWESOME!! I have recently realized that is easier to get a silly pic of them saying or doing something fun, than the torture of making them smile! Hope all is well! We have snow still, so we cannot wait for SUNSHINE!
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

From http://www.mayoclinic.org/hlhs/

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is an abnormality in which the left side of the heart (left ventricle, aortic valve and aorta) is severely underdeveloped. The condition is congenital (present at birth).

When the left-side heart structures are underdeveloped, the right side of the heart must pump blood to both the lungs and to the rest of the body. In the womb, a baby's body receives oxygen-rich blood through a communication (connection) called the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). After birth, the PDA spontaneously begins to close. An undeveloped heart cannot pump efficiently enough to support life and that is when a baby with HLHS gets very sick. Without treatment, the defect is usually fatal within the first several days of life.