Lincoln Srodulski
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*Edit*Update 2/23. I sorrowfully update that despite the medical teams best efforts, Lincoln relinquished his fight with heart problems and passed away this afternoon. On behalf of the Srodulski's, we would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and contributions towards this fund. Funds raised will be used towards funeral and medical expenses.
Lincoln Alexander Srodulski (parents Mike and Jessica Srodulski) was born on February 6, 2019. About 24 hours after he was born, the doctors discovered he was born with coarctation of the aorta (narrowing of the aorta), a large Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) and has undergone several heart surgeries over a course of just a few weeks.
For those who do not know Mike and Jess, they are kind, loyal friends who go out of their way to help those around them. Having worked with Jess for years, I can attest to her can-do attitude and desire to help others.
Currently, Jessica is staying at the Ronald McDonald House, and cannot leave or else she will lose her spot, while her husband Mike is traveling back and forth to Daytona Beach for work and helping take care of their other son Bryson ( Age 2). We have put together this GoFundMe to help with their needs of travel, meals, extended stay in the Orlando area and costs due to the surgeries.
Lincoln's Story:
Baby Lincoln was born February 6th weighing 6.2 pounds. Routine checks all came back fine, and he was declared a healthy baby boy. Jessica needed some rest, so she had Lincoln taken to the Nursery so she could sleep.
A seemingly healthy baby boy, Lincoln Alexander Srodulski.
Overnight, a nurse in the Nursery noticed Lincoln a little blue-tinged. The Halifax Nurse went through the protocol of running tests to see why his O2 levels were so low. Due to his levels being so low, they moved him into NICU. The NICU Nurse said if it wasn’t for Lincoln turning blue, Jess and Lincoln would’ve been getting ready to be discharged and sent home, and he might not have made it.
Two hours later, Jess was informed that Lincoln needed surgery on his heart and needed to be transferred immediately to Winnie Palmer in Orlando, less than 24 hours from birth. Jess was told he had a coarctation of the aorta (narrowing of the aorta), a large Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA—an extra blood vessel babies are born with that is necessary before air fills their lungs. Once air fills the baby’s lungs (after birth), it normally closes on its own a few days after birth. If it remains open or is too large to close on its own, it diverts oxygenated blood from the lungs, back into the lungs, and starves the body of that oxygen-rich blood), and transposition of the great vessels (they had to “correct the plumbing” to/from his heart)—See images below for a better understanding.
They discharged Jess immediately and they sent Lincoln to Winnie Palmer, while Jess and Mike went to pick up Bryson from daycare on their way to Orlando. They were told it’ll be at least a few months before she’d be able to take her baby home.
Lincoln on 2019-02-07, ready for transport to Winnie Palmer.
On February 8th, Jess was informed of the surgeon’s method of performing surgery, the length of the surgery (10-12 hours), and the continue watching and studying Lincoln.
Because of the weekend, they push off surgery until the beginning of the following week, Tuesday, February 12th. They began prep at 7 AM, and surgery began after 9:30 AM.
By 7:30 PM, they received word that Lincoln was doing well, still in the OR as they are monitoring the (normal) bleeding after doing the repair. He is taken out and continues to be monitored. Lincoln is eventually brought back to ICU to monitor the, what they thought was under control, bleeding
5:50 AM, Wednesday, February 13th
Jess is called and told the nurses called the surgeon back in as Lincoln continues to bleed and they couldn’t get it to stop. Jess called for an update. The bleeding wasn't coming from one place, it was kind of oozing. The surgical team went in and cleaned it up and the bleeding is now under better control. They put an additional tube in to help with drainage. He wasn’t necessarily doing bad but was tolerating it the previous evening but the bleeding hadn't stopped so they wanted to go ahead and address it. He would have 2 nurses on for him. He’s stable but still in critical condition. His chest remains open.
Thursday, February 14th
Lincoln is taken off his BP meds, and his heart is functioning without the aid of a pacemaker. His heart’s swelling is going down, and Lincoln is not blue. Lincoln has his chest cleaned out and plastic put back over his open chest. His numbers began improving.
Saturday, February 16th,
Lincoln when he went into Cardiac Arrest while under the care of his surgeon and his heart stopped. While doing compressions, they put him on a bypass machine to help his heart. Lincoln’s heart begins working, again, on the bypass machine, but they don’t want to remove him from the machine as it’s giving his heart some much-needed rest.
Sunday, February 17th
By 2 PM, Jess is informed that Lincoln’s right and left Pulmonary Arteries are too narrow and they will have to stent them. Within the hour, Lincoln’s procedure has been completed and Jess was told he’s done well.
Monday, February 18th
By 3 PM, Jess is informed the surgeons will perform another two surgeries. When they implanted the bypass machine, they did so while doing compressions on his heart, so the machine wasn’t placed properly. They are going in to place it properly before doing surgery on Tuesday. She is told that if the surgery they perform Tuesday doesn’t go as planned, they have a Plan B, which is to undo what they did the previous week (patching hole in his heart), but the outcome isn’t as favorable as it’s a back-up plan.
Tuesday, February 19th
Lincoln is brought to the OR and they begin doing surgery at 9 AM. They put Lincoln on bypass by 11 AM as the surgeon works on his heart. The surgeon first repairs the Tricuspid Valve. By 12:45 PM, the surgeon has repaired the ASD in the right atrium (Atrial Septum Defect—see photo above. Hole between atriums. It helps to communicate with the left atrium, but it stretched out. They put a patch on it and poked a hole through to shrink the hole) and the Tricuspid Valve, leaving only one repair to go. By 3 PM, Jess is sent a video showing Lincoln’s heart is functioning better, with better blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels. The surgeon works on some bleeding, but the procedure continues to go on as planned. Lincoln is taken off bypass around 3:30 PM and is doing well as the doctor continues to work on the heart. By 4:15 PM, the surgeon begins to place the clear covering over Lincoln’s open chest.
Lincoln, done with surgery, being wheeled to the ICU for recovery and monitoring.
Wednesday, February 20th
Lincoln is looking better. Jess is told at rounds that Lincoln will stay in the ICU until he goes home, which will probably be “a few months”.
Thursday, February 21st
Lincoln is doing well, albeit in Critical Care. Lincoln’s doctors seem hopeful as he makes his way through recovery.
They’ve been staying at the Ronald McDonald House, which only has 39 rooms, and if she misses one night sleeping there, they lose the room. Many nights Mike has had to go home and leave Jess by herself because Mike had to return to work due to neither of them getting pay. Bryson was continuing to go to Daycare in Daytona. They’ve been driving back and forth a lot.
Lincoln Alexander Srodulski (parents Mike and Jessica Srodulski) was born on February 6, 2019. About 24 hours after he was born, the doctors discovered he was born with coarctation of the aorta (narrowing of the aorta), a large Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) and has undergone several heart surgeries over a course of just a few weeks.
For those who do not know Mike and Jess, they are kind, loyal friends who go out of their way to help those around them. Having worked with Jess for years, I can attest to her can-do attitude and desire to help others.
Currently, Jessica is staying at the Ronald McDonald House, and cannot leave or else she will lose her spot, while her husband Mike is traveling back and forth to Daytona Beach for work and helping take care of their other son Bryson ( Age 2). We have put together this GoFundMe to help with their needs of travel, meals, extended stay in the Orlando area and costs due to the surgeries.
Lincoln's Story:
Baby Lincoln was born February 6th weighing 6.2 pounds. Routine checks all came back fine, and he was declared a healthy baby boy. Jessica needed some rest, so she had Lincoln taken to the Nursery so she could sleep.
A seemingly healthy baby boy, Lincoln Alexander Srodulski.
Overnight, a nurse in the Nursery noticed Lincoln a little blue-tinged. The Halifax Nurse went through the protocol of running tests to see why his O2 levels were so low. Due to his levels being so low, they moved him into NICU. The NICU Nurse said if it wasn’t for Lincoln turning blue, Jess and Lincoln would’ve been getting ready to be discharged and sent home, and he might not have made it.
Two hours later, Jess was informed that Lincoln needed surgery on his heart and needed to be transferred immediately to Winnie Palmer in Orlando, less than 24 hours from birth. Jess was told he had a coarctation of the aorta (narrowing of the aorta), a large Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA—an extra blood vessel babies are born with that is necessary before air fills their lungs. Once air fills the baby’s lungs (after birth), it normally closes on its own a few days after birth. If it remains open or is too large to close on its own, it diverts oxygenated blood from the lungs, back into the lungs, and starves the body of that oxygen-rich blood), and transposition of the great vessels (they had to “correct the plumbing” to/from his heart)—See images below for a better understanding.
They discharged Jess immediately and they sent Lincoln to Winnie Palmer, while Jess and Mike went to pick up Bryson from daycare on their way to Orlando. They were told it’ll be at least a few months before she’d be able to take her baby home.
Lincoln on 2019-02-07, ready for transport to Winnie Palmer.
On February 8th, Jess was informed of the surgeon’s method of performing surgery, the length of the surgery (10-12 hours), and the continue watching and studying Lincoln.
Because of the weekend, they push off surgery until the beginning of the following week, Tuesday, February 12th. They began prep at 7 AM, and surgery began after 9:30 AM.
By 7:30 PM, they received word that Lincoln was doing well, still in the OR as they are monitoring the (normal) bleeding after doing the repair. He is taken out and continues to be monitored. Lincoln is eventually brought back to ICU to monitor the, what they thought was under control, bleeding
5:50 AM, Wednesday, February 13th
Jess is called and told the nurses called the surgeon back in as Lincoln continues to bleed and they couldn’t get it to stop. Jess called for an update. The bleeding wasn't coming from one place, it was kind of oozing. The surgical team went in and cleaned it up and the bleeding is now under better control. They put an additional tube in to help with drainage. He wasn’t necessarily doing bad but was tolerating it the previous evening but the bleeding hadn't stopped so they wanted to go ahead and address it. He would have 2 nurses on for him. He’s stable but still in critical condition. His chest remains open.
Thursday, February 14th
Lincoln is taken off his BP meds, and his heart is functioning without the aid of a pacemaker. His heart’s swelling is going down, and Lincoln is not blue. Lincoln has his chest cleaned out and plastic put back over his open chest. His numbers began improving.
Saturday, February 16th,
Lincoln when he went into Cardiac Arrest while under the care of his surgeon and his heart stopped. While doing compressions, they put him on a bypass machine to help his heart. Lincoln’s heart begins working, again, on the bypass machine, but they don’t want to remove him from the machine as it’s giving his heart some much-needed rest.
Sunday, February 17th
By 2 PM, Jess is informed that Lincoln’s right and left Pulmonary Arteries are too narrow and they will have to stent them. Within the hour, Lincoln’s procedure has been completed and Jess was told he’s done well.
Monday, February 18th
By 3 PM, Jess is informed the surgeons will perform another two surgeries. When they implanted the bypass machine, they did so while doing compressions on his heart, so the machine wasn’t placed properly. They are going in to place it properly before doing surgery on Tuesday. She is told that if the surgery they perform Tuesday doesn’t go as planned, they have a Plan B, which is to undo what they did the previous week (patching hole in his heart), but the outcome isn’t as favorable as it’s a back-up plan.
Tuesday, February 19th
Lincoln is brought to the OR and they begin doing surgery at 9 AM. They put Lincoln on bypass by 11 AM as the surgeon works on his heart. The surgeon first repairs the Tricuspid Valve. By 12:45 PM, the surgeon has repaired the ASD in the right atrium (Atrial Septum Defect—see photo above. Hole between atriums. It helps to communicate with the left atrium, but it stretched out. They put a patch on it and poked a hole through to shrink the hole) and the Tricuspid Valve, leaving only one repair to go. By 3 PM, Jess is sent a video showing Lincoln’s heart is functioning better, with better blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels. The surgeon works on some bleeding, but the procedure continues to go on as planned. Lincoln is taken off bypass around 3:30 PM and is doing well as the doctor continues to work on the heart. By 4:15 PM, the surgeon begins to place the clear covering over Lincoln’s open chest.
Lincoln, done with surgery, being wheeled to the ICU for recovery and monitoring.
Wednesday, February 20th
Lincoln is looking better. Jess is told at rounds that Lincoln will stay in the ICU until he goes home, which will probably be “a few months”.
Thursday, February 21st
Lincoln is doing well, albeit in Critical Care. Lincoln’s doctors seem hopeful as he makes his way through recovery.
They’ve been staying at the Ronald McDonald House, which only has 39 rooms, and if she misses one night sleeping there, they lose the room. Many nights Mike has had to go home and leave Jess by herself because Mike had to return to work due to neither of them getting pay. Bryson was continuing to go to Daycare in Daytona. They’ve been driving back and forth a lot.
Organizer and beneficiary
Mark Martino
Organizer
Winter Springs, FL
Jessica Srodulski
Beneficiary