Kelsey's Second Surgery

On April 26th, only two weeks later, Kelsey's second surgery performed to fix her tiny heart. The family again faced the operating room nurses with more tears, more hugs and more prayers. Their tiny angel was once again in the hands of the surgical team at Children's Hospital.  After another long day in surgery to fix her leaky and stenotic valve, the operation was thought to be successful. Over the next few days, her parent's stood vigil.  Day and night, Lisa and John never left Kelsey's side. Every day they would hold, touch and caress her little fingers, always whispering familiar words into her ear, telling her to be strong and know that Mommy and Daddy were right there. This recovery was more difficult for Kelsey and she needed to have a feeding tube placed to help her depleted little body heal. After weeks of recovery, Kelsey was finally sent home with happy expectations. However, quickly after arriving home, it was evident something was very wrong. Kelsey wouldn’t eat, couldn't sleep and wasn’t gaining weight. Again, she began to have trouble breathing. After two heart surgeries it was back to the hospital. Happy expectations were soon replaced with worry and despair.