A Kamloops family of five is thankful to BC Children’s Hospital Heart Centre after two of their sons were born with potentially fatal congenital heart defects.
“We didn't even know really that kids could get congenital heart defects,” Angela Parker told Castanet Kamloops.
"And the big one, the complex one, which is called TGA. So it's the transposition of the great arteries. And it's a it's a complex heart disorder defect. The two main arteries are switched so they're not connected as they should be." “He was born with a condition called VACTERL Association, which affects multiple parts of his body and his heart is one of those. He spent 10 weeks in the hospital in the NICU at BC Children's and battled with eating issues and respiratory issues and congestive heart failure.”
The parents said that through BC Children’s they were able to connect with the Children’s Heart Network which connected them to other families facing similar struggles. “Yeah, it definitely is the place that you want to be at when your child is sick or facing any kind of health issues or battles,” Angela said.
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