Our boy was born with half a heart & survived 4 ops - he's a Xmas miracle

Born with only half a heart, he has been under the knife four times already — and mum Lauren Bell says it is a miracle he has made it to Christmas. Lauren, 24, was told Cole had a problem at her 20-week scan.When Lauren, from Hartlepool, went for the scan with partner Rich, 22, a carer, they were told there was an issue with their baby’s heart.

“I just burst into tears, I felt numb. I remember them saying it was life-threatening and that Cole would need surgical intervention or he’d die. They said some parents choose to terminate. I knew straight away I couldn’t do that. I wanted to give my baby a chance.” “There were other children I found on Facebook who’d had the Norwood procedure — which Cole would need — and then went home. That gave me hope. We bought a pram and started getting his nursery ready, trying to remain positive.”

Lauren says: “He was in theatre for eight hours and initially we thought he was OK. But then his heart started beating incredibly fast and the doctors knew something was up. His surgeon stayed with him until the early hours and eventually said they had to put Cole on life support.The whole family will be at the hospital on Christmas day to be with little Cole

At this stage, medics agreed to try one last-ditch procedure. All his parents could do was hope for the best.Lauren says: “We were told there was a risk he could have a stroke, that he could die. He’d already been through so much and no one knew if his body could cope with another surgery. We told them to go ahead and try, what other choice did we have?

“It was my mum who said, ‘He’s proved them wrong before, he’ll do it again’. And she was right. Cole is such a little fighter. He was being given all sorts of stuff — heart failure medication, fluids, blood transfusions. It’s no exaggeration to say he was at death’s door. His blood pressure was dangerously low. But incredibly, after a few hours, he was stable again.”Cole’s health gradually began to improve.

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