HEART HERO Grayson
Heart Hero of the Month May 2021
Story by, Michaela
When I went to the doctor for my anatomy scan I got a call a few hours later stating we had to go to a different hospital for further evaluation. When we arrived we were seen by two doctors and a cardiologist who then diagnosed Grayson with truncus arteriosis. It wasn’t until Grayson was born that we discovered he had disposition of the greater arteries.
They immediately took Grayson to the NICU and hooked him up to tons of monitors and did an echo. Grayson underwent open-heart surgery when he was just 3 days old. They were able to repair the defect and gave him an artificial artery, as well as patching a hole in his heart.
Grayson was in recovery for 7 days, and then was discharged and sent home.
Grayson healed with a textbook recovery. everything went so perfectly and he adjusted to being home very well. He was thriving at home.
We got Grayson for a wonderful 46 days when we noticed difficulty breathing and he was rushed to the ER. Upon arriving at the hospital everyone worked on him to try and stabilize him, but ultimately his heart completely gave out and they couldn’t restart it.
He was a beautiful baby and he was (and is) so loved.
Grayson was born 03/02/2016 and he died 04/18/2016.
Forever in our Hearts