Little Heart Family: My Pumpkins

Thursday, November 5, 2009

My Pumpkins

4 comments:

Lucas and MeghanNovember 5, 2009 at 10:14 PM
What handsome boys you've got there! I can't wait to hug all over them again!
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KristaNovember 6, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Eli looks like he is thinking, "go ahead! just try messing with me. i dare ya!"

your boys are too cute!
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JennyNovember 8, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Can you believe that Eli is 11 months old??? Where did this year go?? Great picture!
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Kelly Patton EdwardsNovember 9, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Your "pumpkins" are so precious! It was so great to see all of you in October and I'm happy to catch up on the family through your blog! Lots of love and prayers, Kelly
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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.