Charlies Heart Surgery Fund

With a heavy heart I started this fund for my sweet nephew Charles Paul. When he was born the Doctors noticed something a little different they ran some test and he was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL. His parents were facing a nightmare, they didn't know what to think. My sister is one of the strongest people I know but she and my brother-in-law  were not prepared for this news they were about to receive on their new baby which they had prayed so hard for. The Doctors told them that Charlie has a heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot.

According to the American Heart Association Tetralogy of Fallot has four key features.  A ventricular septal defect (a hole between the ventricles) and obstruction from the right ventricle to the lungs are the most important features. The aorta which is the major artery from the heart to the body lies directly over the ventricular septal defect, and the right ventricle develops a thickened muscle. To fix this he is going to have to have open heart surgery. Amazing Doctors at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL are going to close the ventricular septal defect with a patch. The right ventricular outflow tract is opened by removing some thickened muscle below the pulmonary valve, repairing or removing the obstructed pulmonary valve and, if needed, enlarging the branch pulmonary arteries that go to each lung. 

In the new year he will undergo this surgery when he is a little older and stronger. His parents are going to be facing medical bills that were not part of any new parent's plan. If you can donate all donations will go to his medical bills, and whatever is left over his parents have decided to donate to another child just like Charlie. If you cannot donate now please keep him in your prayers, the more people that pray for his healing and speedy recovery the better. Thank you for taking the time to read about my sweet nephew.