Team Travis: Pictures from 12/14/2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Pictures from 12/14/2009 - Discharge Day.

Travis had a wagon ride to get an X-Ray prior to discharge.

Go faster mommy, go faster.

Mommy giving Travis a bath before leaving.

All Clean!!!

Daddy so excited to take Travis wires off.

Travis on his way to the car. Another fun wagon ride.

This world is kind of crazy looking.

Here is one of the greatest moments ever.

Daddy, Mommy, and Travis leaving the hospital after 52 nights.

Travis sleeping after car started moving.

Mommy walking Travis up to the front door.

Success....we made it.

Grandma's sharing a special moment at home.

Our dog Zee wasn't as excited about seeing Travis

Our other dog Vinny wasn't thrilled either

Grandpa got to see baby Travis for the first time.

Travis was wore out after a long day of getting kissed.

Its almost Bedtime....So glad to be home.

2 comments:

Time Traveling in CostumeDecember 16, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Welcome home, Travis!
Val
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AnonymousDecember 17, 2009 at 1:36 AM
It must have been an eternity for you guys, but it feels like Travis was just born and just had his surgery(ies). I guess that is the difference between living it and watching somebody else live it. Congratulations on making it home safely AND getting through your first night home. Wishing you the best of peace and joy through this first holiday season.
Jennifer, Alex, Brycen, and Baby Girl
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Travis Gary DiCarlo

Travis Gary DiCarlo, first son of Roger and Nicole DiCarlo, was born at San Diego Kaiser Hospital, October 23, 2009 with a Congenital Heart Defect known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, or HLHS. The short explanation is that Travis was born with only half of a heart. In order for him to live, a series of three operations were planned.

Due to an infection, Travis had to have an additional open heart surgery to insert pulmonary artery bands on October 29, 2009. He had his Norwood Surgery on November 21, 2009. He was sent home on December 14, 2009 from Rady's Children Hospital of San Diego after spending his first 52 nights of life in the hospital.

After being home for several months, Travis was due to for his next surgery in the plan, the Glenn procedure. But the life of a cardiac kid can change in an instant and life doesn't always go as planned. Due to the anatomy of his heart and some rhythm issues, Travis had what the surgeons called Norwood part 2. They replaced his Sano Shunt with a bigger one, enlarged his pulmonary arteries and installed a pacemaker. This surgery was performed on May 3, 2010. Travis went home on May 17th, 2010.

Around Travis' first birthday in October his cardiologist detected some narrowing in his pulmonary artery and ordered a heart cath. The heart cath showed extensive narrowing in his aorta and his pulmonary artery. On February 17, 2011 Travis had his 4th open heart surgery. He was doing well with recovery until he suddenly went into cardiac arrest on Friday (2/18). After two hours of CPR Travis was placed on ECMO (a heart/lung bypass). Although his heart did begin to beat again on its own, his brain was damaged during the whole ordeal and he lost all brain function. We had to say goodbye to our beautiful boy on Saturday, February 19th. We miss our boy terribly.....