R.J.'s Diagnosis

At the age of two R.J. was diagnosed with a condition called Aortic Stenosis. He has a growth of tissue in his heart that blocks the flow of blood into the Aorta. Over the last ten years the tissue has enlarged and now must be removed. The function of his Aortic valve has also been affected and may need to be repaired. This requires open heart surgery.

R.J. will be having surgery sometime soon at Primary Children's Hospital. We are very grateful to be living so near a wonderful hospital and feel confident that all will go well with his surgery. We have started this blog to keep friends and family updated and in the "know".

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Big Day

Well today's the big day. After a very long day at the hospital yesterday, doing pre-op stuff, and a surgical class/tour that we would highly, highly recommend, we were exhausted. We all got to bed around 10:30 last night because we had to check in for R.J.'s surgery this morning at 6:30 am. So up at 4:30 am, on the road at 5:30 and now waiting for the surgeon to take R.J. to the operating room. They gave him a "go to sleep drug" and will be starting surgery at 8:00. We will keep you updated as things progress. Thanks for the fasting, prayers, and well wishes.
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