These are the lil’ sluggers that are fighting Congenital Heart Disease. If you are a parent of a child with CHD, you can contact us for a Lil’ Slugger kit or leave a prayer request to keep you in our prayers.
Jaxon Russell
Born: Sept 26th 2012
Defects: Pulmonary Atresia, ASD, VSD
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: 2
From: Kentucky
Jaxon has had two open heart surgeries: one at six days old and the second at four months old. He is doing great now but will require more surgeries in the future.
Elliot
Born: [Birth Date]
Defects: HLHS
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [2]
From: Kentucky
Elliot has had the Hybrid and Glenn at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His first surgery was at just four days old and his second was at five months old. He has at least one more open heart surgery in hopes to never have to have a heart transplant.
Holden
Born: [August 16, 2016]
Defects: VSD,PFO
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [1]
From: California
Holden has had 1 open heart surgery to fix the 2 Vsd’s and the Pfo. As of right now he is in the clear won’t need another surgery.
Braxton
Born: [Jan.19, 2017]
Defects: Transposition of the Great Arteries
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [2]
From: Ohio
Braxton had his first surgery at 12 hours old and his big switch open heart surgery at 6 days old at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital. Braxton is now a very happy 4 1/2 month old and is doing great!
Grayson
Born: [July 31 2014]
Defects: HLHS
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [2]
From: West Virginia
His first surgery was at 11 days old we almost lost him that day and his second was at 4 months old right at Christmas time we’re waiting hopefully another yr for the 3rd surgery
Trevor
Born: [July 31 2014]
Defects: HLHS
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [2]
From: California
His first surgery was at 11 days old we almost lost him that day and his second was at 4 months old right at Christmas time we’re waiting hopefully another yr for the 3rd surgery
Grace
Born: [Sept.13 2016]
Defects: TOF, Pulmonary Stenosis, VSD
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [1]
From: California
She had her first open heart surgery at 13 weeks old and will have to have more in the future.
Cam
Born: [December 17, 2012]
Defects: Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [3]
From: Ohio
Was born with Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome, and has completed all three surgeries needed to sustain life. Cam will never be fixed but has been blessed to be mended
Jack
Born: [May 4, 2017]
Defects: Large Ventricular Septal Defect
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [ ]
From: Virginia
Jack was born with a large ventricular Septal Defect, so open heart surgery will be needed. He is the happiest little boy in the world!
Kenneth
Born: [June 6, 2017]
Defects: HRHS, Tricupsid Artrsia, Large VSD, ASD, SVC
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [1]
From: California
Kenneth received his first surgery at 6 days old. He only stood in hospital for a week and his expected hospital stay ways 3+ months and God showed us how awesome he is. He’s still fighting. He has 2 more surgeries and we’re hoping that’s all he’ll need.
Lincoln
Born: [April 26, 2015]
Defects: HLHS
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [3]
From: Kentucky
Lincoln is a wild, spunky, Mr. Personality, baby brother to 4 preteen big brothers. He loves Sesame Street, Thomas the trsin, playing in any type of water, and can put away meat and potatoes like a man! He is definitely the light of our lives.
A.J.
Born: [July 21, 2011]
Defects: CoA, BAV, VSD
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [1]
From: Kentucky
Anderson had one heart surgery at 5 days old to repair his CoA, as well as multiple other non-heart related surgeries. He will most likely need another heart surgery in the future.
Evan
Born: [August 15 2001]
Defects: tetralogy of fallow with severe pulmonary stenosis
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [2]
From: Kentucky
Evan was born August 15 2001 with tetralogy of fallow with severe pulmonary stenosis. He has had 2 open heart surgeries and may need another heart surgery in the near future to replace his pulmonary artery.
Silas
Born: [April 29, 2013]
Defects: mitochondrial cardiomyopathy
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [2]
From: Georgia
Silas’ first open heart surgery was for the Berlin Heart which helped his poorly functioning heart last until his 2nd surgery which was a heart transplant.
Katie
Born: [September 10, 2011 ]
Defects: WPW, clinical LQTS, PFO, SVTs, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [1]
From: Texas
Katie is a strong Sudden Cardiac Arrest survivor. She is no longer taking heart meds and will have one more surgery to remove her pacemaker.Current healthy heart. PFO, SVT, and WPW pathway healed. Negative LQTS genetic tests.
Bailey
Born: [May 5th, 2012]
Defects: Truncs Arteriosus type II, an ASD, & VSD.
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [9]
From: Utah
Bailey’s had 9 open heart surgeries & 1 heart cath. She’s had a grand total of 49 surgeries in her short life. She’s also 100% deaf, & has Autism.
Daphne
Born: [July 26, 2016]
Defects: Heterotaxy, Dextrocardia, Single Ventricle and Asplenia
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [2]
From: California
She had her first open heart surgery (Norwood) at a few days old. We were in the hospital for a month after she was born. She just had her second open heart procedure in June 2017 (Glenn/Kawashima) and will need one more (Fontan) later on.
Walker
Born: [July 31, 2013]
Defects: HLHS
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [3]
From: Kentucky
He’s had 3 open heart surgeries and then a heart transplant in 2016.
Bram
Born: [August 15, 2017]
Defects: VSD / ASD / PFO
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [1]
From: Texas
Marc
Born: [June 5th 2012]
Defects: Dextrocardia, pulmonary and mitral Artesia, ASD, LTGA, hypoplastic left ventricle
Heart Surgeries Knocked outta the Park: [3]
From: California
We almost lost him at birth. Marc has done Amazing with each procedure. As of now we don’t have any planned open heart surgeries. He is living life to fullest!