300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (617) 355-6000 Clinical Services (Cardiovascular Program): Patient Stories Elijah & Joshua's Story Max's Story Kayla's Story Andrew's Story Anthony's Story Melissa's Story Dominic's Story Kendal's Story Aidan's Story Michael's Story Caroline's Story Mevin's Story Hope, strength and courage are only a few words that describe the patients at Children's Hospital Boston. We hope some of their stories will inspire and encourage other patients and families in the same way they have inspired and encouraged everyone who works at Children's Hospital Boston. 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... The information on this website should not be taken as medical advice, which can only be given to you by your personal health care professional. Copyright © Children's Hospital Boston. All rights reserved.