Team Travis: Monday Pictures

Monday, May 10, 2010

Monday Pictures

Can't get enough of this smile.

Travis went on a trip around the IMU with Mommy and Grandma

Travis was smiling at all the nurses, but when they told him he had to stay he gave them this face.

Daddy wasn't very smart and gave him meds after he ate. At home he usually pukes up afterwards and they wanted to get his meds in him at a certain time. Travis was o.k. Can you guess what he ate?

Travis after getting a much need bath.

Travis absolutely loved his bath. He was such a trooper.

4 comments:

Andrea RogersMay 10, 2010 at 8:40 PM
God made 'em extra cute when he made that sweet boy of yours! Thanks for the new pictures! I am just going to eat him up!!!!!
Praying for comfort and health always!
XOXOXOXO
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Wodzisz FamilyMay 11, 2010 at 3:48 AM
I am so happy to see Travis smiling. I'm sure he loved the ride! Praying you all get home soon.
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AmyMay 11, 2010 at 5:01 AM
Travis is just too cute especially without all those extra wires!
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calieli75May 11, 2010 at 8:15 PM
I'm hoping you haven't updated the blog because you've finally been sent home!!
Big hugs and kisses to little Travis.
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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.....