Why we're doing what we're doing

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27

Thursday, February 16, 2012

She's going to be all right!!!

We went to see the cardiologist today and Emma had an echocardiogram done.  It lasted over an hour due to her complex cardiac anatomy but the doctors all agreed that they had good news!  Emma does have dextrocardia (her heart is on the right side of her chest, not the left) and she only has 1 ventricle.  But her single ventricle is the Left Ventricle, not the Right Ventricle as previously thought.  This is a huge advantage and improves her long-term outcome!  Her ventricle is functioning perfectly and her Pulmonary valve stenosis has protected her lungs from overcirculation so she has no evidence of pulmonary hypertension!  God is so amazing!  Her oxygen saturations are still low (72%) but she is doing so well otherwise that the doctors sent us home (yippee!) and we will schedule a cardiac cath and surgery in the next month or so.  Until then, she gets to be a regular kid!  We are so thankful to the One we trust and we are so in awe of His ways...

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