Little Heart Family: Two and Loving It!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Two and Loving It!

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Barbara, Sean, Cait and EmilyDecember 6, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Happy Birthday Eli! Looks like he's enjoying that cake and ice cream! I know what you mean about all our "babies!!" Cait will be 2 tomorrow and Alyssa follows in two weeks! It's crazy!
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JennyDecember 8, 2010 at 1:48 PM
Happy Birthday to our December 5 2008 Birthday friend! 2 looks good on you Eli!
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SamDecember 10, 2010 at 7:18 AM
Hi! I hope you don't mind, Jess has told me about your beautiful family often. My Daniel has a CHD and Jess is a big cheerleader for our family. I was excited to find your blog...your family is gorgeous. You will all be added to our prayer list!
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CeciliaDecember 19, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Love it!
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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.