Riley Mackenzie Norton's update blog
Riley started school today at the Children's Creative Learning Center. Ken dropped him off and I'll be picking him up. Ken said he was a little weepy as he left, but he'll be just fine. I was not sad at all. I'm really looking forward to some one-on-one time with Baby Brother. I'm also looking forward to writing while Baby Brother is sleeping.
Posted by Mother in Chief at 1/04/2007 11:44:00 AM
Riley was born with congenital heart defects that were detected shortly after birth. He has a condition called heterotaxy which means his internal organs are reversed. His heart is on the right side of his chest. He is also missing a spleen, a cardiac-related condition called asplenia syndrome. Riley's heart only has a single ventricle and a common valve. Before treatment, oxygen poor blood mixed with oxygenated blood causing severe cyanosis ("blueness").
There is no cure for Riley's disease but a three-stage palliative treatment is commonly performed. A few days after birth in April 2003 surgeons at UCSF performed the first stage, a BT Shunt. In May 2004 surgeons performed the Glenn Procedure. In March 2006 Riley underwent the Fontan Procedure, the third stage. Riley developed protein losing enteropathy and in March 2007 received a Fontan fenestration which failed, followed by the Fontan takedown in April 2007.
In 2014, Riley began developing arteriovenous malformations in his lungs. That's an indication that his Glenn circulation is not holding up. In October 2014, Riley went to Stanford for a 1.5 ventricle septation repair.
1 comment:
This is such an awesome preschool. Wish I could teach there. Love, Grammy
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