Team Blakely Ruth

Carson and Miranda Hughes are new first time parents to their precious daughter, Blakely Ruth Hughes. She was born on October 10, 2016 weighing 7.7lbs. When Blakely was born she was born with a rare type of Down syndrome called Trisomy 21 translocation of 21, it's not seen very often because it's a type of DS that would usually be transferred by the parent being a carrier however in Blakely's case she's extra unique and it just happened sporadically with her, this happens to only about 3% of people with Down syndrome in the world. Blakely also has a heart defect that will require open heart surgery in the upcoming weeks, it's called AV Canal Complete defect. This surgery will allow Blakely to live a happy healthy life, however she has recently been put on High Risk for surgery due to the fact that the doctors have discovered she has a lung disease called Pulmonary Hypertension. Due to the special care Blakely needs for her surgery and for the recovery process of surgery Blakely will be taken to the St. Louis Children's Hospital. Doctors aren't sure how long she will have to be in the hospital but have told her parents to expect to be down there between two and three months at least. Now that you know this precious little 12 week old baby girls story, we ask that you share this because this family needs all the love, support, and prayers they can get. If you would like to help the family financially, any kind of donation can go towards Blakely's Heart Surgery and the months her and her mother will be living there while their husband and father stay in Oklahoma for his job would be a huge blessing to this family. Thank you for taking the time to read their story, and we thank you for your support.❤️ #TEAMBLAKELYRUTH