Surgery is Scheduled

Kayleigh's heart surgery is now scheduled for Thursday. Dad went back to work today, but stopped by the hospital in the afternoon. Mom spoke with the surgeon, and he explained the procedure. Kayleigh's defect is actually called Hypoplastic Aortic Arch (not Interrupted). The Aorta, rather than being disconnected (interrupted), is very narrow. She also has a small hole between her left and right atrium as well as the one between the ventricles. Apparently, all newborns have the hole between the atriums, and it usually closes on its own, but the surgeon is going to stitch it closed. He is going to place a patch between the ventricles since that hole is too big to stitch.

One of the Catholic priests who works at the hospital came in today to say a blessing for Kayleigh and for Mom and Dad. We've also had a couple of other pastors come to say prayers, and we've heard from many people that they've offered a prayer in their church as well as personally. We are very thankful for all of the prayers.

We've heard many great things about Children's Hospital and a couple of people have mentioned to us that the surgeon that will be performing the operation is "one of the best." We're very lucky to be able to provide such great care for Kayleigh.