Ollie was diagnosed with aortic coarctation and unbalanced AV canal. That's what's written on his chart as 'diagnosis'.
What does it mean, in case you are not medically inclined? It means he has a major blood vessel (the aorta) that it about 50% smaller in certain parts, than what it should be. Furthermore (as if that's not bad enough...!) he has a small hole between his two bottom heart chambers, a big hole between his two top heart chambers, and the right part of the heart is much bigger than the left part of the heart. The doctors think that the left part is underdeveloped.
Just reading this breaks my heart, and makes me feel so exposed. Especially for little Ollie. But nothing can change the fact that as parents we are fighting alongside Ollie and we know that Divine Intervention has already taken place and continues to take place. You are not alone Ollie!
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