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Andrew's Journey

Andrew was born April 30, 2017. He first appeared to be a healthy baby boy besides having Jaundice, a heart murmur, and what they said was two holes in his heart that would close on their own. The evening of May 1, Andrew was admitted to the NICU after throwing up green bile; they transferred him to a bigger hospital and did an emergency surgery. The major concern was with his intestines, the doctors thought they were either twisted or partly dead. The surgery went well, but left the doctors puzzled. His intestines were fine, but then led to the questions… what is the cause? Why is Andrew so sick? The doctors and nurses began their poking and prodding to run tests and more tests. His ammonia level was getting dangerously high, so they decided to send Andrew by helicopter to the Children’s Hospital in San Francisco. There they discovered he has four holes in his heart, two of them large. They also did more tests to rule out more serious genetic and metabolic conditions. When the tests came back negative, the doctors could introduce him back to the breast milk (his stomach was being pumped and he had not been getting anything except through IV) and focus on closing the largest hole in his heart that was causing backflow to his lungs and making it very hard for him to breath. God answered another prayer, the medication the doctors were giving Andrew for his heart, closed the heart enough to where he could breathe on his own. On May 18, the doctors gave us amazing news! We finally got to take our baby home. We want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for all your prayers! God is truly amazing. We are grateful for the Doctors, Nurses, Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House. They all played an important role in healing our little Andrew. We are looking to raise money to help with hospital expenses, but most importantly asking to keep praying for our Andrew. He is on the road to complete recovery; he is indeed our miracle baby.
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  • Janeen Boli
    • $100 
    • 7 yrs
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Jessica Willems
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Fresno, CA

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