William (2008)

William is 7!

Our second child, William, was born appearing to us like a normal child. The morning after he was born, we learned differently - the pediatrician who examined him that morning felt there was a problem with his heart. This was confirmed 5 days later by a pediatric cardiologist, who gave us a diagnosis of Tetralogy of Fallot.

Will was a "pink tet" and didn't have any real problems until he was 3 months old. At that point, his sats were dropping, and he was put in the hospital for a blood transfusion. We stayed in the PICU for the weekend, then were released. Shortly after that episode, we were contacted by our cardiologist's office to schedule surgery. William's complete repair was June 2, 1999. There were a few complications that kept us in the hospital longer than anticipated, but we finally got to take him back home on June 13, 1999.

Since that time, William has grown into a happy, healthy child. He still has his challenges - he has a language delay, and is still very small compared to other children his age - but nothing seems to bother him. His cute personality comes through, and everybody loves him. We are so grateful that Will is in our lives.