After almost two straight weeks of rain, doom and gloom, the skys parted yesterday and this little ray of shineshine appeared! Kayden is quite possibly the happiest five month old I’ve ever met!
His parents Jen and Steve made the trip into the city after being accepted by The Littlest Heroes Project.
Here is how mom Jen described Kayden’s journey:
“Kayden was born Feb 2,2009 at the IWK in Halifax. At my 20 week ultrasound a heart defect was discovered. He was closely watched. After he was born, he was sent to the PICU (then to the NICU at 9 days old)and had many tests done. They found 5 defects with his heart and told us this was a rare condition that maybe 2 kids a year are born with! He was scheduled for open heart surgery but they cancelled it to try something new and less risky. That procedure was canceled because he was stable and “balancing things out on his own”
We got to take him home when he was 18 days old. He has surprised many doctors because they didn’t think he would live but he is still going strong. To date he sees a doctor once a week and his cardiologist every 4 weeks. He will be having the surgery in the next couple of months. He has no spleen so he is on amoxicillan twice a day. A simple cold can put him in the hospital. My son is a miracle and has fought for his life since the day he was born and he is still going strong!”
Kayden’s surgery will take place this Thursday, July 16th.
