Deslin's Fight: Open Heart Surgery Feb 25.2025

Hello, my name is Destiny Steadham. My daughter, Deslin, was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth, and due to that, she has a VSD (ventricular septal defect). She has been in the hospital many times with breathing problems, and she started having heart failure. She is now on medicine to get the fluids off her lungs and from around her heart, which led to her getting a G-tube for eating. She is 6 weeks old and as gone through so much already

She will be having heart surgery at the beginning of next year where they will close the hole in her heart. All this has put so much on us as we are young parents. We are making ends meet already, and my fiancé will have to take off work as we have to travel to her surgery and stay for multiple days due to what the outcome will be after. Everything and anything will always be appreciated during these times. All we can do is just pray for her health.