About mid-June, I received an email from Abby Scklarek that began: “I just read the article in Parents Magazine and I knew I had to get in touch with you…” It turns out Abby has a one-year-old son, Colin, who also has scimitar syndrome. She shared with me that he would need heart surgery sometime [...]
Angie from Yukon, Oklahoma writes:
My daughter just went in on Thursday August 26, 2010 to have the catherization surgery to close her ASD but when they got in they found out that it wasn’t the kind that could be closed that way. They also found that she had the Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return along [...]
Darren and Megan write:
Our son will be needing the Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return surgery along with the ASD [atrial septal defect]. His name is Bradford and we are trying to figure out when it’s best to do it. Some doctors say soon, some say wait til he is at least 3. He is currently [...]
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 [...]
Lisa writes that her 5-year-old son, Gage, recently had a heart catheterization after doctors detected that the right side of his heart was enlarged. Subsequently, he was diagnosed with Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return and will require heart surgery next month. She reports that the doctor said the procedure must be done soon or his [...]
