On 4/29/10 around 2:30pm, Jennifer went to CHOP (children's hospital of philadelphia) believeing she was in labor. After being admitted and looked over by Dr.'s she indeed WAS in labor! They prepped her around 3:30pm for her c-section & shortly after Mia & Madden were welcomed into the world. Thanks to a fellow heart mom, Danna Sanders who had just given birth three days prior to baby girl Abby w HLHS (like Mia), Danna & her husband entertained big brother Cole so Ray could be with Jenni in the delivery room. Danna is at CHOP's in the room next to Jenni and baby's Mia & Abby are roommates in NICU. Madden was sent to the NICU to be watched for a while to make sure everything was good with him. He is a perfectly healthy 6lbs 1oz baby boy! Mia was born at 5lbs 7oz and was stable at birth! Which is a very good sign for a baby with HLHS. She also isnt blue like most HLHS babies, she is a normal pink color. Since she is staying stable the Dr's say she will be able to have her first heart surgery on May 5 or 6. We will find out soon. Mia and her brother Madden are doing well in CHOP with their older brother, Cole, there by their side. Continue to pray for Mia she still has a long hard journey ahead of her.
Thank the Lord that she is doing well now!
Jennifer Mince
*Message from Tara Surrency via the "HLHS Heart Hugs for Mia" facebbok group*
This blog is about our daughter Mia who was born with Left Hypoplastic Heart Syndrome. She has undergone 1 of the 3 open heart surgeries she will need to survive. She has a twin brother named Madden and an older brother named Cole. We are her parents Ray and Jennifer. Please read her journey as it continues to unfold. With Mia having open heart surgery at only 6 days old made me realize how quickly life can chage in the blink of an eye. Ray and I are so fortunate to be given such a precious gift to take care of. She is truly a miracle. I am happy to be who I am, to have the husband and friends and family that I have. Her smile can light up a room. She was given to us for a purpose in life and to think I almost did not get the chance to be her mom is heartbreaking to me. Thank you to everyone that prayed for us, cried with us and supported us on this very emotional and trying time that we have had so far. We cannot thank you enough....our emotions for you are beyond words. From the words of a dear friend "I do not have to figure out how God is going to solve our problem. We don't have to understand how he is going to bring it to pass....that's his responsibility. Our job is to simply believe that he will."
GOD IS GOOOOOOODDDDDDDD! GOD BLESS - RETURN HOME SOON!
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