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Messenger Volume XXXIII | No 31 | 1st August 2012 The Messenger is published each Wednesday by Print It Wanaka Ltd
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Scars Are For Fighters 12 babies are born with heart defects every week in NZ. Our son Louis was born with two holes in his heart requiring open heart surgery.
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With an underlying heart condition, a simple cold can turn ugly. Staying up all night with Louis as he struggled to breathe was common. On one terrifying occasion we were choppered to Dunedin hospital with complications.
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As a parent can you imagine what a scary place it was wondering if Louis’ heart would carry on, or would it stop or malfunction in some way? Thankfully we had the support of Central Otago@Heart team. Louis happy and This charity supported us with getting on with his life information, valuable connections with local families going through the same thing, and knowledge of the hospital system. They were there for us throughout the process. As a charity, they rely solely on donations!
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Our Louis is a strong healthy boy post-op; he is a fighter and has the scar to prove it! But there are more kids needing @heart to support their heart battle. Watch out for the “Scars are for Fighters” @heart awareness campaign 5th-11th August 2012 and dig deep Wanaka! You’ll get a crushing hug from Louis and his mum if you do!
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