Our two little ones came to our family with some health issues. I've already talked about Mena, but this is about Xander.
Now I realize how blessed we are that our childrens' conditions are not worse. I know there are thousands of children out there with much more serious health problems. Any times I get upset or worried about either of my children, I check myself by saying that they are happy, functional and it could be worse.
Xander was born with a VSD (
Ventricular septal defect). Basically he has a hole in his heart between the bottom two ventricles. Apparently this is a lot more common then people think. After he was born and was in the NICU (because he was a preemie too), his PA was telling me that her hole didn't close until she was 25.
Xander at about 2 weeks old
Heart issues can be a scary thing. My mom's had a couple of heart attacks and my sister is a cardiac nurse, so our family understands how important it is for the heart to work. Today we went to see Xander's cardiologist. He still has the hole, but his doctor said that it's so small that they aren't too worried about it! So happy. While the hole is still there, there is always a chance for something to go wrong, but they'll keep checking him.
Any time I think "ugh, another doctor to go see or a therapy session to do", I remind myself they happy and for the most part healthy. Especially Xander, Mena gets sick like it's nobodies business, but Xander is my tank.
Katelyn had a little murmur and even that freaked me out to let her get to upset and stress her heart. it cleared up around 6 months.
ReplyDeleteSo glad his is starting to shrink :)
Iam glad he is going good, just remember to have rececked when the dr recommends.
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