
Smiles like this one may become rare in the next few days. Today we start Matthew's "weaning schedule". We have been on hold during the transition to home but now it is time to lower his pain meds. He may experience mild withdrawal symptoms.

One boy's long road to recovery. Matthew was born two months premature with a rare fourfold heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCA's, and Ventricular Septal Defect. He's had two open heart surgeries and will need additional heart surgeries in the future. To appreciate the absolute miracle of this "3 plus million dollar boy", you'd need to look into the "Archives" beginning after his first 9 hr open heart surgery at Stanford, August 2005.
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