Brody's Heart

We were told several months ago that Brody had a heart defect. We were told he had Atrial Septal Defect and would have to have surgery to close the large hole in his heart. We (and many of you) have spent the last few months praying for him. We are thrilled to announce that the doctors did an echocardiogram on Monday evening and found that he does NOT have Atrial Septal Defect. His heart is great! He will need to have another echocardiogram done in a few months but he will NOT need surgery.

Brody does have bilateral superior vena cava; he has a left and right superior vena cava while most of us only have one superior vena cava that is located on the right side. The left superior vena cava is seen in front of the atrial septum when the doctors look at his heart, so that could be why it looked like there was a large hole in the septum before. We also know that there could have been a hole there before that God has closed. Either way, we thank God that Brody has a healthy heart! Thank you for your prayers!