Little Heart Family: February 16, 2012

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

February 16, 2012

In case you haven't heard, that's the date for Clayton's Fontan at Stanford. We're on the schedule. We'll get planning on all the logistics after Christmas. For now, we're just going to focus on the holidays.

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Frank & ErikaDecember 8, 2011 at 5:02 PM
If you need anything, my offer to help in any capacity still stands! We'll be praying for you and your little guy.
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LaniJanuary 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM
I am back in San Jose, so I will visit. Please, please let me know if there is anything I can do, bring or anything to help make your time here easier. Please, I am really offering any help, ok.
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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.