Pre-Surgery

After the doctors explained Roman's condition we were finally able to see Roman. He was hooked up to at least 7 different pumps adminstering life saving medications. He was completly sedated and on the vent. His belly, face, and hands were still blue. His body had went into shock as his ductus, which in heart healthy baby closes days after birth, closed. Roman need this to remain open. He was put on prostaglandins to keep the ductus open until his body was recovered enough for surgery.

Those days feel like such a blurr to me. People were in and out of Roman's room daily. We had daily meeings with a team of cardiologist, surgeons, pyhscology, social workers, and nurses. All I wanted to do was hold my baby boy.  I will never forget the day that the nurse asked, "Do you want to hold him." It was an answer to my prayers. Finally after a week I would finally get to hold my son!