Team Travis: WE ARE OUTTA HERE!

Monday, December 14, 2009

WE ARE OUTTA HERE!

After 8 long weeks we are heading home. Just waiting for the final paperwork. Car is packed and Travis is ready. Pictures and proper update coming soon......

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Wodzisz FamilyDecember 14, 2009 at 3:50 PM
WONDERFUL NEWS!!!

Congratulations. I am so happy for all of you. Watch how much he thrives at home. It will be such a great experience when he is home.
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Marilyn MillerDecember 14, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Praise be! Wonderful!
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shawnaDecember 14, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Tears of joy streaming down my cheeks as I read about the long-awaited homecoming! God bless your family..grow strong baby Travis!
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AnonymousDecember 15, 2009 at 8:50 AM
We are so happy for you and your family!!! We can't wait to meet him one day:)
~The Simmonds Family
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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.....