Praying For Ella Mae

Please keep Ella Mae Morison in your prayers. My sweet friend Addy and her husband Gabe gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on Wednesday, April 22nd . Before she was born the found out that, she was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (underdeveloped) areas of her heart). After her birth, they discovered she has coarctation of the aorta (a narrowed aorta) and her aortic valve is too small. So now the team has to determine whether to go the single ventricle route (treat her as a HLHS patient, which means 3-staged surgeries) or they will take another approach that would reconstruct the aorta and expect the left ventricle to fully function and they would hope that it can do the job of supporting her.

Addy and Gabe are working with a team of doctors are trying to decide what the best course of treatment is. Her doctors are leaning towards a procedure called the Norwood Procedure. Her first surgery will probably be on Tuesday. Please pray for Addy, Gabe, and Grady that they will find peace in this situation. Also, please pray for the doctors that God will guide them in their decision and that they will have his healing hand with them to guide their work with Ella. Most of all, pray for precious Ella. Pray for her so that she will have peace and comfort in the coming months and surgeries she is facing. Here is a link to Addy’s website for Ella Mae… http://ellamorrison.blogspot.com