Congenital Heart Defect

Karen on March 6th, 2012

Caryl Freeman writes: “My son Zane Hefley was born with an atrial septal heart defect that was repaired successfully when he was 17 months old. At the time of his surgery, I felt like I gave the son God had given me, back to him, and he returned him to me whole and healthy. He [...]

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Karen on December 10th, 2011

Monday will be an anxious day for this family who requests prayer: Lord! I trust Your word and turn to You for help. My son, Victor Alfonso D. Sta.Maria, will undergo an open heart surgery on Dec.12,2011. He was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect called Tricuspid Valve Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect, Pulmonary Stenosis [...]

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Karen on September 4th, 2011

In mid-August, Sam wrote requesting prayer for her son, Lucas, who needed surgery to correct Truncus Arteriosis, a rare congenital heart defect.  I received an email over the weekend reporting that the surgery went well! “We were discharged yesterday and he is recovering quite well. I would like to share with you a photo of [...]

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Karen on August 9th, 2011

I received a lovely email from Samantha (“Sam”) whose son, Lucas, has a rare congenital heart defect called Truncus Arteriosus.  Lucas is almost 3 years old–such an adorable age.  On the 17th, he will undergo his second open heart surgery.  “We are a Filipino family,” Sam writes, “and surgery will take place in Singapore.” Like [...]

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Karen on May 1st, 2011

Broady Doland will have surgery to correct his congenital heart defect, Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (PAPVR), on May 5, at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.  Like my son, Nathan, Broady has Scimitar Syndrome. A nice article, “Benefit Aids Vandergrift Boy’s Family,” appeared today in  the Valley News Dispatch.   Family and friends have rallied to support [...]

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