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Luka McDonald was born with a rare congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), which means the left ventricle of his heart is severely underdeveloped. Luka, son of Ashley Fazzino and Shawn McDonald of Franklin, came into the...

Today isn’t just Valentine’s Day. It’s also the end of Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week. With that in mind, here’s a short piece on the history of heart transplants. When Boyd Rush, aged 68, was admitted to the University of Mississippi Medical...

Brooke Haney (Provided photo) Brooke Haney of Bigler was born in 1994 with a congenital heart disease known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome in which the left side of her heart was underdeveloped. On Sept. 29 Brooke will represent all local heart...

Miracle Makers Child with half a beating heart still ‘full of life’ For most children, going to preschool is no big deal. For Keaton Scoles, not yet age 5, completing a term of preschool is probably nothing short of a small miracle. It’s miraculous...

Publication day is getting closer. And as we’re now well into the editing phase, we thought we’d give you an advance look at Chapter One — A Day In The Life! OR-5 Children’s Medical Center, Dallas November 5, 2009 I’m staring at Claudia. Eleven months...