Karen on November 11th, 2010

Annual checkups are an important part of maintaining Nathan’s heart and back health.  Recently, Bryan, daughter Michelle, and I traveled with Nathan to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans to see how his heart looks four years after surgery to correct Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (PAPVR), a problem associated with his scimitar syndrome.
The echocardiogram seems [...]

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Karen on October 18th, 2010

Prayers and hugs go out to Abby Scklarek and her son, Colin.  Colin will have heart surgery tomorrow at Children’s Hospital Boston to correct PAPVR associated with scimitar syndrome.
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Karen on October 11th, 2010

Mom Felisha writes that her nine-year-old son, Blake, will have surgery to correct PAPVR (Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return).  His heart surgery is scheduled for November.  Felicia reports that she is scared but wants to be strong for her son.  Our prayers are with you!

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Karen on September 15th, 2010

I received an email from Heidy requesting prayer for her son:
PLEASE PRAY FOR MY LITTLE MAN COEN. HE IS 6 WEEKS OLD AND IS FACING HIS SECOND SURGERY SINCE BIRTH. HIS FIRST SURGERY WAS A COARCTATION OF HIS AORTA AND HE IS NOW PRESENTING PAPVR. GOD BLESS.
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Karen on August 28th, 2010

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 [...]

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