Brantley Frazier was born 6 weeks pre mature with a rare congenital heart disease known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). At 18 weeks of pregnancy our family was told the awful truth of this disease. Brantley would have to have a series of 3 surguries and would be a heart patient for his entire life. At 30 weeks we learned that Brantley would no longer be able to have the surgeries due to
him have a massive hole in his tricuspid valve. Brantley would need to have a heart transplant in order to live. I then went into labor and was sent to Little Rock to UAMS where I would be admitted for a month. At 34 weeks of pregnancy I was told Brantley was more severe than anyone had intially thought. The hole in Brantleys heart was leaking blood into his abdominal cavity, I again went into labor, the doctors decided it was time to stop trying to keep him in there... So at 6 weeks till my due date I sat there wondering if I was ever going to be able to hold my child... Then I felt him kick and I knew it was a sign from god that everything was going to be ok. Brantley was born that night, the family was told to go ahead and say their goodbyes, but like the champ he is Brantley only needed a little jump start. He was taken to Arkansas Childerens Hospital via Angel one where he would breath, and his heart would pump all on his own. That didnt last long but soon after he made it past his 4 hour mark he was put on the transplant list class A1.
