Ever tried to hold the interest of a two year old? Watch as Matthew's wandering little mind turns into raptured attention towards Auntie Kim's necklace.
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2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
And still he smiles...
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
So much to be thankful for!
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.
First picture
2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old
Day of birth ~ May 10th, 2005
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks
Day of first surgery ~ July "05
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley
After first surgery
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top
Chest was just closed
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)
BiPap mask
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out
Getting ready for second surgery
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off
After second surgery
And still he smiles...
Leaving Stanford after second surgery
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!
Happy Days
So much to be thankful for!
To view more pictures of Matthew while at Stanford, you can expand the year of 2005 by first clicking on the arrow, then the month. He was at Stanford from July thru September of 2005. Matthew was transferred back to Sunrise hospital where he stayed until the end of October 2005.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.
We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.
He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.
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5 comments:
2 year olds are great! Eliza does and comes up with the most wonderful out of nowhere things!
He is so precious, It's beyond Me how he can be so happy with all he has been thru.
May God bless Your Family
He just loves his Auntie Kim and for good reason. It is so funny to see him looking at the book and then seeing the necklace and then really getting interested in it. I thought for a minute I would see it in his hands. I'm sure he will figure out how to take that off and get a laugh from Kim. Great pictures and a kiss at the end-priceless!
Love, Grandma Sue
Matthew has an eye for jewelry and eye glasses.
Matthew does have a pretty good attention span on "what he deems interesting". The necklace here just came in "first" Ha Ha.
Matthew is just the most beautiful little boy and still holds the "best dressed" title.
Love you my little jewelry thief!
grandma wright
Auntie Kim will be for all his days the second most important woman....just ask Casey who he could turn to when mom was not there?? Kim. Always fun, strong, laughing, smart, that is gorgeous Kim. i realized early on that i had no chance at 2nd spot with Casey. It will be the same with Matthew. Sorry, anti G, it simply is.
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