Our Miracle Child

Tonight was the unveiling of the Heart Hero Gallery. The event was held at the Antler's Hotel. Eight incredible children were featured in this gallery. We got to pull the cloth off of Thad's picture and see his reaction to it. He said "Oh, it's Thad!" He was excited to see his picture blown up. They had his picture and his story. It was amazing to read all of the stories and see how CHD's have impacted each life.

KKTV 11 News was at the event and Thad's picture was in the background while the anchor was talking. You see his picture for a long time on the news! It shows a little section of his story as well. Once they post a link to the news story I will post it.

Here is a shortened version of the story I wrote for Thad's picture.

Our Miracle Child

Thad’s Story

Our first child Emma passed away when she was 3 months old due to a heart defect, so on August 28, 2007 when we were told our second child would be born with a heart defect; our hearts sank. In January of 2008, our son Thaddeus Max was born. His aortic arch was narrowed and he had a hole in his heart.

When Thad was just three days old he had open heart surgery. It lasted for almost six hours. His chest was left open to take pressure off his heart. He had four chest tubes and eleven pumps hooked up to his little body. Each day he made a little more progress, and after two weeks was able to come home.

Our life continues to be full of doctor’s visits and heart check-ups but Thad is doing great. He is now three years old, loves to ride his bike and play in the dirt. He teaches us a new lesson every day and reminds us how important life is. He is our miracle.