Echogram Update

Now for the latest echogram news...  We were originally a bit down about it because the doctors essentially told us that there has been no improvement and that they would have to start some medication to thin out a blood clot that has been forming in her left ventricle.  But they also said they wanted us to speak directly with the cardiologist team since they are the specialists and all the doctors see is a written report (they don't actually look at the echogram).   We just had that conversation less than an hour ago & it was quite a bit more encouraging.

They told that there has actually been some improvement in the ability of her left ventricle to pump blood since she was born (estimated at about 10% better).  Her heart size has also shrunk a little bit and she appears to be getting the necessary blood flow to her brain, kidneys & other organs.  In summary, her heart is doing better than it was her 1st week of life - & that's a good thing (although it was unexpected from a medical standpoint).  Even though she needs to have considerably more cardiac improvement to become "viable", she has proven thus far to be a survivor.  Thank You, Lord.

We still have to take it day by day & week by week to see if her heart continues on this slow, gradual trend upwards.  There will continue to be little bumps in the road, such as todays news of a suspected infection, the blood clot & making sure the blood thinner doesn't cause some type of detrimental bleeding.  But despite these potential scares, we are joyful to hear the first really optimistic news we have heard from a cardiologist.  So we will take that blessing and give thanks for it.