Our newphew-on-the-way, Baby Donaldson, has recently been diagnosed with a heart defect. To be more specific, he has been diagnosed with "transposition of the great arteries" which according to "Dr. Google" means that the two major arteries carrying blood away from the heart (the Aorta and Pulmonary arteries) are on the wrong side. The blood that is returning from the body to the right atrium and ventricle is pumped out the aorta and back to the body, and the blood returning from the lungs to the left atrium and ventricle is sent back to the lungs. Basically, the baby's oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood isn't mixing correctly and getting circulated throughout his body causing his organs to be deprived of necessary oxygen. When he is born, he'll probably be a "blue baby." All this means that our precious nephew is going to need heart surgery once he's born.
Needless to say, we are all scared and worried, but we are trusting God to hold his life and to guide us through each day. So as we wait for our little heart hero to be born, please keep him and his family in your prayers.
For an update on baby Donaldson, click here.
Thank You for your thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteED and Bethany