A five day regimen of Antibiodics coupled with his own ever-improving immune system has brought Matthew out of his cold. It is great to see him this chipper first thing in the morning.
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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.
12 comments:
My name is Pat. I am Colin's grandmother from Connecticut. I have been following Matthew's blog for a very long time. He is just so cute and I am so glad he is doing well. Thanks for your prayers and for sharing this with other heart families.
oh magoo, so great to see you feeling all better and smiling again!!! nothing quite like your smile sweet pea!!!
hug mom and dad from antinesi then get two back from them for you!!!!
As always, absolutely adorable! I love the cute red jammies. :)
It is great to see that sweet smile and know that he is all better. He is such a rascal when he comes at me with a squirt bottle. There is no doubt that he is all boy.
Alot of this happiness is because his daddy is home from Beaver.
Love my little valentine in red! grandma wright
Be still my heart!!
Oh...glad to see you're feeling better and didn't need the steroids! What a big boy you're turning into!
Glad to hear Matthew is getting over that nasty cold. Adorable pictures.
Well this is the best Valentine card around. Matthew looking adorable in his red pajamas and feeling so much better. I'm so glad he didn't have to have steroids and I know Mom and Dad are too.
Love to all of you. Grandma Sue
There's something so adorable about little ones still a little groggy in their cozy jammies. Great shots of him, he's darling!
Matthew looks like an amazing little boy! I have two daughters (ages 3 and almost 2). Both of them were born with ToF and my oldest also had PA (but thankfully, she was the rare case who has fully developed pulmonary arteries, but is just missing a valve). I hope your little guy continues to thrive!
GLAD TO SEE THAT MAGOO IS FEELING BETTER, I LOVE THE VALENTINE PICTURES. THAT LITTLE MAN DOES NOT TAKE A BAD PICTURE.
MAY GOD BLESS MATTHEW & LITTLE ISAAC
Look at this beautiful baby!!!!!!! hahahahaha
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