Heart of Maeve

Written by ♥️Mom, Deanna

Maeve was born on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2024. There were no diagnosed heart concerns during pregnancy.

On June 11, 2024, we learned that Maeve had a heart condition and she needed further tests to determine just what was wrong. On June 24, Maeve went into cardiac distress while having a scheduled echocardiogram.

Maeve spent 3 weeks at Children’s at Vanderbilt healing from an emergency Pulmonary Artery Band surgery and NEC. She was also diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension.

Maeve has made great progress since having her PA band surgery. We continue to monitor her heart as she approaches her first birthday. Maeve will have another surgery to remove the PA band and fix the multiple ASDs and VSDs.

Maeve loves her older brother and enjoys playing with him. She particularly likes playing hide-and-seek and peek-a-boo with her brother. Maeve has discovered a love for many foods, including mashed potatoes, wafer cookies, avocado, steak, and refried beans.

A fellow heart mom informed us of Heart Heroes. As a new heart mom, I have loved being in the Heart Heroes Facebook group. We also love Maeve’s cape! I am just so thankful for the community that we get to be a part of during this new journey.