Angels Of HEART♥ is set up to enable mummies & daddies whom have children with heart disease to unite together, to share their experiances & also aim to provide support & encouragements!
CHILD NAME: CHEW HONG JIN Date of birth: 08.12.2007 Place of birth: Mount Elizabeth Hospital MUMMY NAME: ELISA
Her story: Discover heart problem 3 weeks after birth, Dr. Wong said must do surgery asap. Full month admitted KK hospital, the next day do 1st surgery, not going well need more ops to correct, 2nd and 3rd ops follow.
After 3 ops, she still not getting any better, still very sick, all doctors in CICU might want to give up, but thanks God, she just recover by herself. After spending about 7 months at CICU and NICU, she finally can go home.
During the recent check up, Dr Shankar pass by, he called her miracle baby.
(See below photographs)
Angels Of HEART♥ 10/14/2008 02:36:00 PM
AEGIR WOO
CHILD NAME: Aegir Woo DOB : 24.10.2007 PLACE OF BIRTH: Mt Alvernia Hospital, Singapore MUMMY NAME: STEPHANIE
ADMISSION DATE: 03.01.2008 DISCHARGE DATE: 14.03.2008 DURATION STAY AT KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: 71 DAYS
Aegir was diagnosed with a hole in the heart when he was 3 days old. On top of this, he also has complete bilateral syndactaly of 4th and 5th fingers on follow up with Orthpoedics. A Cranial ultrasound was performed that showed promient ventricles not amounting to hydrocephalus as well as a 5mm left chroids plexus cyst on 22/01/2008.
Aegir was a 3 mths old baby when admitted at hospital. He was admited on 03/01/2008 electively for closure of inlet VSD with Dacron patch, PDA ligation and Excision band. Post -operatively, he was transferred to CICU. He also underwent creation of BCPC on 11/01/2008 and eventually BCPC takedown on 19/01/2008.
When discharged, he went home with cpap with the oxygen support of 0.5%. He was on medication for the treatment of these conditions.
Till now, he is still on O2 support for treatment of chronic lung disease.
He has been seen by both occupational therapist, physio therapist, speech therapist as well as Cardic and primary baby doctor for his postnatal growth retardation, delayed milestones, heart issues as well as treatment for his chronic lung disease.
He will be going for another operation for his fingers this coming October.