(I will update on the rest of the family in a post on a day where I have time to spare. Right now, I thought updating on E's heart condition is a bit more important) As most of you are aware, Emilee was born with a heart condition known as Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). This is known as "a hole in the heart". What this means is that there is separation in the wall of her Right Atrium and Left Atrium. When the blood pumps thru her left atrium to her left ventricle there is a leak back into her right atrium. Here is a picture to allow you to see the anatomy and where the hole is. This is something that is actually very common. There are tons of people walking around right now with ASD who don't know it. They don't know about it because it doesn't cause any problems until you're much older. With having her first cardiologist appointment at age five weeks old we were able to see the slight hole early. We are on a yearly check-up until pre-school age when w...
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