For Justin and Amy...



Hadley, the unborn daughter of Justin and Amy Horn, has been diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, which is a complex and rare heart defect. As a result, Justin and Amy will need to spend around 45 days at the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital for the first of three surgeries Hadley will need. Justin will be traveling home as much as he can during this time for work, to care for their home, and to spend time with their son Callen. During this time they will be incurring medical and living expenses in excess of $10,000.



Justin is a brother of ours on the Brandon Volunteer Fire Department and we are asking for you to help one of our own. Justin has dedicated many hours volunteering for the community he lives in and, like most volunteers, has never asked for anything in return. He now needs your help financially and/or spiritually. We understand that not everyone can donate so we ask for your prayers. Pray for Hadley. Pray she has a perfect birth, a flawless surgery, and a speedy recovery.



Their story: On the day Justin and Amy went to their doctor to find out the sex of their baby, they were both extremely excited to learn they were having a girl and devastated to learn they needed to consult with a specialist as their babies heart wasn’t developing normally. While consulting with a specialist in Sioux Falls they learned their baby girl had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. The local specialist referred them to the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital where Dr. Bove recommended they move forward with the Norwood Operation at the time of Hadley’s birth. This will require Amy to give birth in Michigan and due to the unpredictability of pregnancy, Amy will need to move to Michigan January 11th and give birth to Hadley January 25th. If all goes well, mom and baby will be able to return home February 25th. Hadley will require a second surgery at around 4 months of age and a 3rd at around 2 years of age.



Details: In hypoplastic left heart syndrome the left side of the heart is critically underdeveloped and can't effectively pump blood to the body, so the right side of the heart must pump blood both to the lungs and to the rest of the body. Soon after a baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is born, multiple surgeries done in a particular order are needed to increase blood flow to the body and bypass the poorly functioning left side of the heart. The Norwood is the first of the three heart operations. It is most often done during the first week of life. Since the heart's left side does not pump well, the heart is rebuilt so the right side of the heart becomes the main pumping chamber. After the Norwood, the right ventricle pumps blood to both the lungs and the body.



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