25 May 2010

Pray for Brandt

As I type, Brandt's mommy Lindy is being wheeled into the OR for the birth of her precious child.  Brandt has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.  Basically, the left side of his heart will not be able to pump blood.  In three surgeries, doctors will engineer the right side of his heart to do the work of a normal heart.  The first surgery, the Norwood, will occur before he is 2 weeks old.  Pray the Brandt will be a big boy, that the NICU staff will be able to stabilize him quickly, that the Norwood surgery would be a 100% success, and that Glen and Lindy will rest fully on Jesus during this time.

Here's Brandt giving us a thumbs up. 
Thank you for praying.

2 comments:

Valyre said...

Any updates?

Melissa Ann said...

He arrived and is doing well. Actually he's doing so well that if he hadn't been diagnosed in utero, he probably wouldn't be here. The Norwood surgery will be Tuesday.