Zoe will undergo an intracardiac lateral tunnel Fontan. Essentially, Dr. Spray will enter her right ventricle and finish the tunnel to complete her full-body circulation. Zoe's heart will look like the one photographed here (her right ventricle will have two parts - 1) a tunnel for deoxygenated pulmonary flow and 2) a chamber for oxygenated systemic flow, aka a lateral tunnel Fontan).
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| (Note the very small/non-functioning left ventricle) |
As promised, we've created a "wish list" for Zoe - items to keep her distracted and busy during her hospitalization. If you'd like to browse Zoe's list or send her a get well gift, feel free to visit the Amazon link HERE. Our amazing friends in Philadelphia, the Jackleys, will be collecting the items and bringing them to us upon our arrival.
Another way to show Zoe that she's loved and supported is to send an eCard, which is offered on The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's website. http://www.chop.edu/ecards/ecards.cfm
And so it is.
Pre-op Appointment, August 9th
MRI/Cardiac Cath, August 12th
Fontan, August 13th
Thank you for your love and support for our fighter. She's gonna show us all, once again, that she's tough as nails. In the next few weeks we'll be doing what we can, to prepare Zoe for what she's about to experience. I'm all but certain, this may be the hardest part. We've already begun showing her photographs of her first year of life. She's obssessed right now with watching her First Year video and seeing "Dr. Spray and mommy!" and when her post-op photos pop up, she exclaims, "oh, that's not good!" quickly followed by a "Zoe's getting better!"
We're looking forward to getting past the "oh, that's not good" and onto the "Zoe's getting better" part.
I'm sure it'll take a while post-op before we see this beautiful smile again, but it'll come... and she'll be back, with a vengence!
As the tears roll down my cheeks, there just aren't words... So much love to you all - you just don't know.
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