Our sweet baby girl Sara has been doing so good following open heart surgery. We pray you all had a very Merry Christmas!

Sara continues to grow; however last week Sara had a cold which turned into upper respiratory and congestion issues, landing us in the emergency room (ER) on Christmas Day. NOT the place we wanted to be celebrating her first Christmas; however we knew she needed medical attention. Being diagnosed with bronchiolitis and congestion, we were sent home with 2 medications and Sara began to feel better instantly! Sara woke up with a fever the next day so we gave her some Tylenol, however the fever came back Monday morning, so Sara was admitted back to the ER since we knew something else must be going on. Sara has not been having any fevers at all. After several hours of testing Sara for blood, urine, kidney, echo on heart, chest x-rays, it was discovered Sara had a DOUBLE ear infection, with her ear canals inflamed, also her white blood cell count was high (from her ear infection), so we were admitted into Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children to monitor her symptoms. Doctors plan we can go home in a couple days.

Praying and believing for a speedy recovery for our little princess. She is doing great and continues to respond to treatment. Praise God!

Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers, support, and for sharing our story. We are overwhelmed how many people who don't even know us have helped us.

God Bless!

Our sweet Baby Sara continues to do beautifully since her open heart surgery. We've been home a week now and continues to progress with eating, sleeping and growing. This week’s follow up appointment with her pediatrician, the Doctor said Sara is a miracle and just cannot believe how far she has come along! The Doctor mentioned about being emotional over Sara and questioned "are you sure she didn't get a new heart? Her heart sounds wonderful!" The Doctor also mentioned that Sara's new middle name should be "fighter".

WOW, as parents, what comforting words to hear from the pediatrician!! Sara has now gained 1 pound and has grown 1 inch in length since surgery. God is good! As we've said all along, our sweet baby girl Sara is going to be an amazing testimony for all of us to share!!

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Nuestra hija Sara sigue recuperandose muy bien desde su cirugía de corazón abierto. Hemos estado en casa una semana y Sara esta comiendo, durmiendo, y creciendo de lo mas bien. Esta semana tuvo una cita con su pediatra y dijo que Sara es un milagro y no podia creer su progreso! Su pediatra se puso emocional y cuestionó "¿están seguros de que Sara no tiene un corazón nuevo? Su corazón suena maravilloso!" La doctora también mencionó que el segundo nombre de Sara deberia ser "luchadora".
WOW, como padres, sus palabras fueron reconfortantes! Sara ha subido una libra y ha crecido una pulgada de largo desde la cirugía . Dios es bueno ! Como hemos dicho desde el principio, nuestra bebe Sara va a ser un testimonio increíble para todos nosotros para compartir!!
  

 

Early Christmas for us and Praise God Sara has progressed beautifully and can go home now. Praying and believing that God is control. Planning on next surgery to be in about 8 weeks...plenty of time for our sweet baby girl to recover at home. Couldn't be happier to have her home for Christmas! Thank you for ALL your love and support throughout Sara's journey.
God Bless.

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Gracias a Dios, Sara se ha recuperado de su cirugia de lo mas bien y estaremos en casa para celebrar la Navidad juntos en familia. Su proxima cirugia sera aproximadamente en 8 semanas. Gracias a todos por sus oraciones y amor hacia Sara.
Dios los bendiga.

Sara is healing from her open heart surgery and is enjoying watching cartoons in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). Thank you everyone for your prayers, support, and sweet messages. It makes our long day in the hospital much brighter. Please feel free to share her story.

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Sara se esta recuperando de su cirugia de corazon abierto y esta disfrutando de dibujos animados en la unidad de cuidados intensivos cardiovasculares. Gracias a todos por sus oraciones, apoyo, y mensajes. Nos han animado durante nuestros largos dias en el hospital. Por favor, sientase libre de compartir nuestra historia.

 

Since the surgery, Sara has been able to eat several times now and is being given pain meds as needed. She is recovering really well. Praise the Lord!

We just wanted to say how much we appreciate everyone's prayers and generosity! Putting ourselves out there like this not something we are very "comfortable" with, but you have been so kind.

 

Happy that our Baby Girl Sara had a successful open heart surgery today. Thank you JESUS for guiding the doctors and your everlasting love! Baby Sara is resting and recovering.

Sara had a nice quiet day today. She slept a good amount of the afternoon, as she gets ready for her procedure tomorrow.

Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers, support, and for sharing our story. We are overwhelmed at how much everyone has wanted to help and how many people who don't even know us have helped us.

Today our baby girl Sara of 3 months will be getting admitted into the hospital for her open heart surgery. We believe and have faith that God is in control.
Thanks for your prayers.

Sara had a nice quiet day today. She slept a good amount of the afternoon, as she gets ready for her procedure tomorrow.

Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers, support, and for sharing our story. We are overwhelmed at how much everyone has wanted to help and how many people who don't even know us have helped us.