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A few hours after our baby girl, Julianna, was born she started turning duskey. They had her under observation and realized it was a serious problem.
They performed a ECG and a ultrasound on her heart. And realized she had a congential heart defect called transposition of the great arteries. At that point, they told us she would need open heart surgery. If she didn't have the surgery she wouldn't survive.
Being a parent and knowing your newborn needs heart surgery is devasting. You don't know what to expect or what the outcome will be.
On March 5 , 2010, one day after she was born they transfered her to Children's Hospital Los Angeles. When we spoke to the surgeons and cardiologist at the hospital, we felt more at ease, knowing how high the success rate for TGA surgery is. And how much expertise they have.
Julianna had surgery when she was four days old. Dr. Starnes, his team and the nurses are amazing. After a little over two weeks, we were able to take our daughter home. She is now 2 months and doing great!
Thank you, Dr. Starnes for saving our daughter's life! With your work and with God, we have a miracle baby. Words can not express how deeply appreciative and blessed we feel.
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