Zoe Sequoia 7/20/99 - 9/5/04
When I was pregnant with Zoe it was discovered that she had a serious cyanotic congenital heart condition called Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS).
Zoe was born on July 20, 1999 at 7:05 PM and weighed 6 lbs. 14 ounces, and was able to come home at 5 days old. She had her first surgery at 4 months old, and ended up having a total of 6 cardiac surgeries in her lifetime. She beat the odds time and time again and was such an extraordinary little girl. We were blessed with 3 amazing years between heart surgeries and I wouldn't trade a second of our time together for the world. Zoe went in for another shot at the Fontan on August 31, 2004 with a 90 percent success rate for the surgery just 6 weeks after her 5th birthday and 10 weeks before her baby brother's due date. Zoe was so excited to be a big sister and couldn't wait to meet him. She talked to him all of the time and said she was going to be his "Little Mama" and insisted that we name him "Formula." There were complications and the surgery had to be reversed the next morning back to the Glenn. She told the doctors "I just want to get better so I can dance." I told her that she was going to be okay just like Maddy and she said "No Mom my heart is sick." That was the last time that I saw her awake... Coming up from the OR to recovery a blood clot went to Zoe's heart and she coded in between floors... The lack of oxygen from that was too much for her brain to take and by that weekend it was discovered that she was completely brain dead from the brain stem up. I held her in my arms while she left this world at 12:30 PM on September 5, 2004.
Zoe was a true angel and I miss her more than imaginable... She taught me so many life lessons and never took anything for granted and always had a smile on her face. I feel so very blessed to have the honor of being her Mom.
Zoe - You are My "Moonie Shiney" and are the prettiest and the smartest big girl in the whole wide world...
~Forever Dancing and Flying Free Within Our Hearts~
Rest your head close to my heart... Never to part... Baby of mine...
I can't wait to be in our dream boat together.. We love you forever and always...
Love, Mom
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