The Egan family is grateful for the “enormous team” at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health who repaired baby MJ’s rare congenital heart defect and provided months of individualized care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. Today, their baby is a thriving toddler with normal heart ventricle function.
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Zane and Zeke are happy and thriving today after experiencing impossibly long odds of developing the same congenital heart defect. The exceptional care teams at Children’s Hospital Colorado provided cutting edge expertise and unwavering support for the entire family throughout both boys’ fight to survive.
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Now that there is ever-growing potential to intervene medically before a child is born, it expands the utility of prenatal testing. Doctors can find ways to intervene earlier to improve outcomes.
Alyssa was five months along and an ultrasound revealed that their baby, Nya, had a heart condition, ductus arteriosus.
Alyssa was told that her daughter might need surgery immediately after being born.
Read Jennifer Cosby’s story of becoming a mother to Chesney, who was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot, Cleft lip and palate, and Cri du Chat syndrome. “You find this strength along your journey, that you NEVER had before. You learn to fight for your child, their needs, and for what they deserve.”