A seven-month-old infant was saved by a heart transplant, just moments after the boy went into cardiac arrest. After the incredible accomplishments, the child is believed to be released from the hospital in a few months.
Lincoln Seay was born with Heterotaxy Syndrome, a disorder that caused his heart to form in the wrong place. Hence, the child needed multiple surgeries to keep his heart pumping. Nevertheless, many people did not think that he has a good chance of survival.
Thus, his parents, Mindy and Rob Seay, took the last chance: they flew from Anchorage, Alaska to Seattle to give a heart transplant a try. They waited for five months before they received the good news that they already have a donor.
However, as the child was about to go to a surgery, the unexpected happened -- Lincoln went into cardiac arrest. "He really started to decline. He had a cardiac arrest," Mr. Seay told ABC News. "His color turned to purple."
Since the heart was en-route at that time, the medical team opened Lincoln's chest and compressed his heart while doctors waited for the new organ to arrive. Luckily, it made it in time with just seconds to spare. "We're praying for a miracle and that moment in time it's fair to say we got a miracle," Rob said.
Now, Lincoln is recovering in Seattle Children's Hospital and will be released in a few months. His parents said he is now more energetic and can now be able to stay up for hours.
Both parents are now hoping that their dramatic tale will encourage more people to place their names on the organ donor list -- knowing how donors can save many lives. "I would just say thank you isn't enough there's no way to adequately describe how thankful we are that they made the decision to donate," Mrs. Seay shared.
