Pray for Chloe

Janielle writes:

I am asking for prayers for my daughter Chloe. We found out last month that she has Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return to the Coronary Sinus. She has an MRI coming up and surgery will take place in the next few months. I am scared beyond belief! She was always a healthy child and this was found at a well visit (the doc heard a murmur)! Please pray to guide the doctors and surgeons to correct her heart and a speedy recovery!

I feel your fear, Janielle.  I can remember feeling terrified when my son had cardiac catheterization, a straightforward diagnostic procedure.  I wondered how I was going to hold it together for the actual surgery if I felt this fearful for a less invasive event.  Remember Philippians 4:13.  “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Nathan regains consciousness after surgery to correct Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (PAPVR), Scimitar Syndrome. This was taken in PICU at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Michigan.

Nathan also had heart surgery to correct PAPVR.  Check out this smiling face while he recovered in PICU.  He is doing fine now and barely remembers anything about our week at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

Stay strong–our prayers are with you!

UPDATE! October 15, 2010:

Hi, I wanted to let you know that Chloe had her Open Heart surgery to correct PAPVR on Oct 12th and it was a huge success! I can’t believe we are home already and she is doing sooo great! Thanks for the prayers as you know they mean so much!  Janielle

Yaaaay!!!  So happy for you!  Prayers for continued recovery!

Tags: cardiac catheterization, heart surgery, Nathan, PAPVR, Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, prayer, Scimitar Syndrome, University of Michigan Medical Center