Thanks for all the cards, prayers and support you are giving to our family! Autumn is doing great. She looks so perfect it is hard to believe she has a heart issue. She is eating really well and lets the world know when she is hungry! The genetic team has done all kinds of testing and ruled out any kind of chromosomal issues��. Since she is so stable on the medication, she is not an emergency case and other newborns with life threatening issues take precedent over her surgery.
Her case was presented at grand rounds yesterday. We love the team approach at Texas Children's. They have decided it is best to do the full repair on Autumn's heart as a stint is a temporary solution and feel the repair will be much safer for them to return to El Paso.
Megan and Andre explained to the surgeon that Andre will be leaving for the field to command his battalion on Friday and will be gone for at least 30 days. It would be a great support for Megan to have him here during the 8 hour surgery. The team is looking at the OR schedule to see if the procedure can be completed this week while Andre is here.
While we wait, I am helping spoil her rotten by holding her whenever possible. She is growing and opening her eyes more and more every day.
I am truly amazed at the strength of Megan. She is a strong, faithful woman and a great mommy! Andre is such a calm, strong force that he keeps everything balance. Autumn has wonderful parents!
Thanks for your continued prayers and we will update everyone when we find out the surgery date
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