In Recovery

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Here is our Dear Kaidence in Recovery. We really hope that Recovery in this setting means that this is the start of the long road to complete recovery. With the Berlin Heart Kaidence's left ventrical actually has a chance to reconstruct and get healthy. We can't express the love and thanks we have for all the support our Kaidence has recieved. The Staff here at Primary's has been amazing as usaual. Our room feels like grand central at the moment with all the doctors and nurses caring for our little one.

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Here is a little explanation of what you are seeing in the picture. The three tubes on Kaidences right (left on the picture) are drainage tubes to let the blood around her heart drain and not accumulate. She is still intubated that's the big blue and clear tube that eventually goes into her mouth. The Berlin Heart is the red device on her diaper. It is red because you are seeing Kaidence's blood flowing through the Berlin Heart. You can tell how oxygenated her blood is by the color of the Berlin Heart. It is really an amazing device. You can feel it and see it beat. It feels like you imagine a heart would beat like. If you turn it over you can see how it is beating. What this means for Kaidence is that she is not sweating anymore. She no longer has to struggle and work to get blood through her system. She looks really good. We are so lucky that Primary's was able to support Kaidence with an lvad device.

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Primary Childrens has asked us to join them in a press conference to tell a little of Kaidence's story and the Berlin Heart.