Our daughter Brianna Andrewscavage was born on May 28, 2021 at Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. Brianna was prenatally diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot/Pulmonary Atresia with MAPCAS and spent 21 days in the hospital. At a mere 4 days old she had her first open heart surgery inwhich they performed a neonatal ToF repair and unifocialization of MAPCAS. Even though she experienced several setbacks in the CICU such as medical NEC, supraventricular tachycardia, and delayed sternal closure she never stopped fighting. Since then Brianna has had several catherizations performed at CHOP.
Last year Brianna underwent her second open heart surgery on 4/14. She had her RV-PA conduit replaced, a PFO closure, and a pulmonary artery arterioplasty done. Despite all of which she endured she kept the nurses in awe with how well she recovered. We believe her charismatic personality and determination pushed her through.
Even though Brianna faces a lifetime of interventions such as catherizations and surgeries we know she will be in good hands because of the amazing medical team at CHOP and her extraordinary cardiologist. We are forever grateful for Dr. Lurito and her team at Geisinger.
Briannas success story is just one of many and we are very fortunate to have her home. Watching her meet every milestone and thriving with a smile is a gift within itself. All of this couldnt happen without the modern research and advanced technology. So lets raise some donations in honor of those suffering with congential heart defects and make some changes one tiny beat at a time!!
Thank you,
Tiny beats for Bri Team!!! :)