William's Heart Surgery
June 2, 1999
Medical City Dallas
Will was born with a congenital heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot (sometimes abbreviated ToF). Things went well until April, when he needed a blood transfusion and was hospitalized for 2 nights. It was not long after that experience that we knew surgery would be sooner rather than later.
Will was scheduled for a cardiac catheter study on June 1, to be followed by open heart surgery on June 2.
Here's how he looked before surgery . . .
June 1 at home - one of the last pictures of Will before surgery.
Here's Mom and Dad seeing Will right after surgery.
June 3 ~ One of the first Post-op pictures
William's surgery was a success! It is estimated that he will probably not need any further surgery for at least 30 or 40 years, at which point he may need to have a valve replacement.