Team Travis: Re-Posting Travis Tribute Video

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Re-Posting Travis Tribute Video

Celebration of Life - Travis Tribute

I was able to upload the video that was played at the Celebration of Life for Travis. I wanted to let everyone watch it who did not have the opportunity to attend.

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Travis Tribute Video

3 comments:

AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 3:00 AM
Precious beautiful boy, WHY!!! I hope I will understand this one day! I think of him all the time and I never even met him, he had a beautiful life and such wonderful loving parents WHY must they go on without him? My heart breaks for them and I just have no more words except he was so perfect and I pray hard for your family that jesus holds you and your boy in his arms until you are together again and have your answers!
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AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Mommy please dont be sad,Im ok, I was just sick beyond what anyone here on earth could know. Im not far away I see you I feel your pain I hear you cry , that kinda makes me feel good knowing how much I am missed. I will always remember how you loved me and cared for me. We will meet again, Love Travis.
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AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 3:48 PM
What a beautiful tribute to your little boy. I am a fellow heart mom as well and came across your blog through another heart mom's blog. I hope and pray nothing but peace and strength. I hope your family is doing well. Ashley (www.majorekfamily.blogspot.com)
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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.....