by Michael Ruhlman
At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I believe this book may have saved Nathan’s life. Walk on Water is Michael Ruhlman’s raw, uncensored look at the life and death drama that takes place in the world of pediatric heart surgery. Most congenital heart defects (septal defects, e.g.) are routinely
While Nathan was recovering from his last surgery, he was delighted to receive letters each week from Jan Spiers of Picayune, Mississippi. Her letters were always filled with words of encouragement and interesting anecdotes. And there was always a surprise of some sort enclosed: pirate stickers, a refrigerator magnet, funny cartoon clippings…
In dextrocardia, the heart is abnormally positioned in the right chest instead of forming in the left. This is frequently detected during prenatal ultrasound and may or may not indicate a heart problem.
Dextrocardia Situs Inversus (mirror image) is extremely rare and usually involves no related medical problems. If the viseral organs are mirrored as well, [...]
I remember the first inkling I had that something might be wrong with my baby. Because of my “advanced age” (but isn’t 40 the new 30?), I traveled to Ochsner Health Center in New Orleans for a 3D ultrasound, a technology that was not available in my hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi, at the time. [...]
This month, Senator Thad Cochran joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Zack Space (D-OH) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) to introduce legislation to promote education and research for congenital heart defects. His support of The Congenital Heart Futures Act is great news for 1.8 million people in America living with congenital heart disease.
“This legislation builds [...]
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