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Shay L.
Minnesota
Biography

The birth of our third daughter Shay was anything but ordinary.  Shay
was born on August 30th 2006 she was a beautiful baby that had a good strong cry
at birth.  We thought she was a healthy baby that would be joining her two big
sisters at home.  Our plans were a little altered bright and early on the day We
had planned to bring Shay home we were notified that our baby was transferred to
the NICU in respiratory failiure.  She was diagnosed with an interrupted aortic
arch a serious heart condition that would require open heart surgery.  We were
also alerted to the possibility that this heart condition sometimes indicates a
genetic syndrome 22q11.2 (aka DiGeorge syndrome).  Blood tests were conducted
and she did indeed have this syndrome.  Shay had open heart surgery at two weeks
of age and had many complications with the surgery.  We were finally able to
bring her home at the end of October. 

Since that time she has had countless procedures and surgeries associated with
her syndrome.  She was also diagnosed with scoliosis at 2 years of age and has
had to wear a back brace.  Through all of these challenges she has shown us how
strong she is.  We have been so blessed to have Shay in our lives she has taught
us so much in a short amount of time.  Shay is now a happy loving 6 year old
that just began Kindergarten.  We never thought 6 years ago that we would see
her go off to school and we could not be more proud of all 3 of our girls we
have been through a lot as a family these past six years but it has made us a
stronger family.




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Birth Date -   August 30, 2006

Main Diagnosis - 22q 11.2 deletion syndrome

THEME: Girls Being Girls