January 17, 2020 by limitlesslila
Nine years ago this week, we had a routine ultrasound scheduled to check on the health of our baby. But it was anything but routine. After five plus hours of tests, and our first visit to a pediatric cardiologist, our own hearts ached at the news: Our baby girl had an Atrioventricular (AV) canal defect or a large hole in the center of the heart. To survive, she would need open heart surgery, and she most likely also had Down syndrome. An additional test had been done for that Read more [...]