Hannah’s
Open Heart Surgery Update
On December 22nd my eight year old
daughter Hannah (Sweet Pea) had a very successful open heart surgery, and she
was released from the hospital on Christmas day. The surgery took about three
and a half hours and Hannah was on a heart-lung bypass machine for twenty seven
minutes. Her sternum was wired and she received three layers of stitches to
close the incision. She had a chest tube (to drain the blood around her heart)
and three IVs.
I would
like to thank everyone who prayed for Hannah, because God guided the surgeon’s
hands and blessed Hannah with a proficient procedure. Her pain was well managed
and she is recovering very well. I have nothing but good things to say about
the hospital, the surgeon and the nursing staff at Riley Hospital for children
(Indianapolis). I was truly impressed with the medical professionalism and the compassionate
care that they provided. Hannah and I are now on a mission to write a book
about her open heart surgery experience. I would also like to thank everyone
who cared enough to help us with their financial gifts. Because of your
generosity I have been about to get a handle on my bills and was able to provide
Hannah with some Christmas gifts.
Now my biggest
priority is to get a car (or any automobile) so that I am not forced to get
Hannah out in the winter weather. Because we do not have a car we have to walk
everywhere that we need to go (the grocery store, doctor’s appointments, etc.).
Plus, Hannah has asthma so walking with her in the cold winter conditions is
not very safe or healthy. The transmission wen out of my car well over a year
ago and we have been walking ever since, so we are desperately trying to raise
enough money to buy an automobile.
Please
help us by sharing our Go-Fund-Me link: https://www.gofundme.com/Hannahspain
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