Prayers for Kaelyn

Please keep Kaelyn in your prayers. She is a "heart child" and part of Mended Little Hearts (the support group the we are a part of.)

Here is her story copied from her caring bridge page:

Kaelyn Makenzie Pack was born on August 27th, 2003 with Atrioventricular Canal Defect. Although her condition was detected by ultrasound at only four months of pregnancy, nothing could have prepared us for the future. After many routine visits to Brenners Children’s Hospital, we awaited her birth and the three life-saving surgeries that would follow. Kaelyn endured her first operation when she was six days old, her second at six months, and her third when she was three years old. Due to unexpected complications during a heart catheterization, she also had two thirds of her intestines removed one week after her last heart surgery. Since this last surgery she has had many complications and hospitalizations. In December 2008, Kaelyn was diagnosed with pneumonia. After a short stay at Brenners and a round of antibiotics, she returned home and seemed to be getting better. Much to our surprise, what we thought was pneumonia returned and continued for the next five months. At the end of May 2009, we brought her to Duke Children's Hospital and the cardiologist diagnosed her with a very rare condition known as Plastic Bronchitis, which is a complication from her third heart surgery. On June 1st, 2009, Kaelyn had another heart catheterization and once again experienced complications. This has begun our stay here at Duke. Through all of her ups and downs Kaelyn has been so strong and such a fighter. Her contagious smile and bright blue eyes continue to bless our lives everyday. Thank you for reading about her journey and joining us in the fight for our precious little girl.

Please keep her in your prayers. Her site is: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kaelynpack