We did not know Murphy had TGA until he was born. A sharp nurse immediately had him whisked to Special Care because of difficulty breathing. I saw him for a moment and remember thinking he looked terribly gray. Fast forward to the news that he had a heart defect, was being prepped for an intervention (the balloon atrial septostomy to allow his mixing of the blood) and would require open heart surgery. It was all too much to understand initially and I remember thinking someone is going to come back soon and tell us all the test results are normal (false alarm). Well they didn't and on we went day by day. Murph had the arterial switch when two days old, and he did great..

Day by day he improved, a new tube was pulled, the medicine became more recognizable until we left only on Tylenol 10 days later....!!

He has done great since. He did have terrible reflux but after 6 months that too turned around. Now he eats Indian food (at 20 months) I would never have believed it.

He is an excellent talker, a fast runner and a great soccer player. He is his older brother's sidekick.

We are eternally grateful for our good fortune