Two were open-heart surgeries to save the tiny baby. Christine and Barry, 34, were told their baby would need at least three open- heart surgeries and had just a 57 per cent chance of living to school age. By April, at three months and weighing nearly 7lb, she was big enough for open-heart surgery to restructure the organ. "Sharing the updates on our Facebook group gave us some comfort, knowing people were rooting for our girl.”Annabelle turned a corner and had her second open-heart surgery in July at six months old. In September 2018 he had open-heart surgery which failed.

Source: Daily Mirror September 12, 2020 19:39 UTC