Hello Chelsea,
Sasha was born on Feb. 19th, 2007 in Albuquerque, NM. We didn’t know she had a heart defect when she was born, all I knew was the nurses were going crazy with her. She was rushed from the womens hospital she was born at and transferred to the big hospital in Albuq. Presbyterian Hospital where we met a cardiologist that looked at her. He gave us 2 options - to take her home and maybe she would last a couple of weeks or put her on the waiting list for a heart transplant. My wife and I were devistated and neither option sounded like an option. A few hours later, the doctor came back to us and said she would be a good candidate for a series of 3 surgeries: Norwood, Glenn and finally the Fontan which she has had all three. She had some complications along the way but pushed thru them with her strong will (and red hair) ha ha. She has had many cath’s in fact we are going back for a cath Feb. 2013. They couldn’t do the repairs here in Albuq. so we have been going to Rady’s Childrens Hospital in San Diego California. We have flown there about 9 times already, it’s expensive and we don’t get a lot of insurance help, but we love her soo much, we do what ever it takes to get her there and back home. Her miracle surgeon is Dr. Lamberti and here miracle cath doctor is Dr. Moore at Rady’s. You are an inspiration for her and my wife and I. Thankyou for sharing your story, you too are very strong and a go getter. We would like to share Sasha’s website with you so you can get to know her: www.babysasha.org
Thanks a bunch, Bill and Carmella
