Jetty Garner

At 7 weeks old Jett was diagnosed with Combine Congential Heart Disease - A large Ventricular Septal Defect and Ebsteins Anomaly. These conditions are lifelong and without ongoing treatment including multiple heart surgeries across the lifetime, medication and feeding support will lead to heart failure. Jett and his mum, Brooke, and dad, Jamie, are therefore having to travel to Brisbane every 4-6 weeks for medical appointments until Jett is strong enough for his first open heart surgery - which will need to occur before he turns 1.

Currently Jetts condition is progressing quite fast and he may need surgery in the coming months, in which they will likely have minimal warning and be transferred to Royal Children’s Hospital as soon as his heart is not strong enough to keep fighting. He is currently being fed by a nasogastric tube, on multiple medications a day, specialized formula, and attending multiple medical appointments per week with a team of over 7 different allied health professionals. This is an expensive, time consuming, and heart breaking for Brooke and Jamie to experience day in day out. The road ahead is filled with many unknowns, with his future all determined on how he responds to his first surgery.

To help relieve the financial pressures the Garner family will endure during this time, we are asking for your support as any little bit helps.