An Update on Sparrow

Here is an update on sweet Sparrow (and for more details, read Jessie's blog here):

Sparrow has been home from the hospital since October 31 and is on two blood thinners to keep her blood very thin so she doesn’t get a blood clot.  This is important because of the fold in the Fontan – if a clot were to form it would be extremely dangerous and life threatening.

Her next appointment with her cardiologist is November 25 - they'll do another echo to look at the fold in the Fontan and have a discussion on what’s next based on the findings.

Sparrow is scheduled for another cath lab surgery December 9.  During this procedure she will most likely have an incision in her neck and thigh (like last time) where they put a tiny camera through her major arteries to look at her heart more closely.  They specifically will look at the Fontan to see what the next step needs to be.  The fold is not something that can be left unattended as it will undoubtedly cause problems in the near future. The least intrusive thing they could do to try and straighten/open the Fontan is to place a small balloon in the Fontan and gently inflate it in hopes that the fold would open up and not cause an obstruction to blood flow anymore.

Thanks to each of you who left comments, tweeted, emailed for / to Jessie - she and her family are so thankful for the amazing support across the globe. Please continue to send good thoughts and prayers for Sparrow leading up to her echo on the 25th and her cath lab on December 9th. 

We love you Sparrow Song!