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Hi my name is Kim Hancock and I was born Hi my name is Kim Hancock and I was born{;} with T.G.A.(transposition of the great{;} arteries) I had open heart surgery when i{;} was born and many after that, the final one{;} I had was when I was 2 years old. I go for{;} check up every year in Toronto, Ontario at{;} the Toronto General Hospital. I was told{;} that I had rhythm problem at one of my{;} yearly check ups. Its went away by the{;} next check up, and has been fine since, I{;} am now 20 years old and gave birth to a{;} Healthy Baby Girl on October 22, 1998.
In about the 20th week of my pregnacy the Dr's discovered that the right side of my baby's heart was too small. When I heard those words my heart broke. Almost instantly I had a million questions. Will she live? What can you do to help her? Did I cause this somehow? After several more tests they told me that with 3 operations she could be fine. {;}
Millie was in the hospital for 9 days, she got released yesterday. She was at Children's{;} Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle. I spent the entire week staying with her. It feels{;} good to be home. Our Christmas lights are still up and I have not put away my Christmas{;} presents yet. The three weeks since Millie was born have been a blur! First the 3 day labor{;} then getting released from the hospital when I was too sore to take care of just myself. Then{;} the bout with Jaundice, then Christmas when I was too sore to leave the house. Then the power{;} went out for 4 days. Then Millie quit eating right so we took her to the pediatrition and she{;} was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. Then the ambulance ride to Mary Bridge{;} hospital. Then another ambulance ride to Childrens hospital. Then heart surgery and a 6 day{;} stay in Seattle. Now I have to give her digitalis and other medicines twice a day and she is{;} going to have open heart surgery as soon as she is big and strong enough.
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