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Elijah & Joshua's Story: Stroke and Heart Murmur
When Joshua developed a heart murmur in his first year of life, our primary doctor immediately suggested we find a cardiologist at Children's...
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Max's Story: Congenital Heart Defect
Only 24 hours after he was born, Max was introduced to the team who would subsequently lead us through quite a traumatic experience...
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Kayla's Story: Ventricular Septal Defect
Kayla had a heart murmur at her four-week checkup that bothered her pediatrician. We were referred to Children's Hospital Boston...
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Andrew's Story: Arterial Switch Operation
When Andrew was born, the doctors found a problem with his heart. They sent us to Children's to diagnose him...
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Anthony's Story: Rare Pulmonary Condition
At just one week old, our son underwent surgery to relocate his left pulmonary artery and attempt to widen his trachea...
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Melissa's Story: Tetrology of Fallot
I was diagnosed with a heart defect called Tetrology of Fallot at my mom's 18-week pregnancy ultrasound...
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Dominic's Story: Transposition of the Great Vessels
Dominic was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Vessels (TGV) in utero at our 20-week scan. It was bombshell and we were completely devastated...
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Kendal's Story: Open Heart Surgery
"I'm sorry Mrs. Powe, your baby has one kidney and a hole in her heart," the radiologist said. I wanted to curl up in a ball and die...
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Aidan's Story: Mitral Stenosis
In the early morning hours of September 18, we were informed that Aidan had a rare congenital heart defect. Our baby was a very sick little boy...
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Michael's Story: Elevated Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
My mother brought me to Children's to get my blood work done. We found out that I had a high cholesterol reading and high blood pressure...
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Caroline's Story: "Local" Angels to the rescue!
At birth, Caroline was diagnosed with an atrial septal defect (ASD) and two ventricular septal defects (VSD). Her parents brought her to Children's Hospital Boston...
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Melvin's metamorphosis: Tricuspid Atresia
When 9-year-old Melvin Trujillo flew to Children's from his home in Acajutla, El Salvador, nobody expected that the lethargic boy would steal the hearts of so many...
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