An infant from Seattle got a miracle for having a heart available for his transplant just four days before his cardiac arrest. Doctors thought he wouldn't be able to make it, especially when it was nearly impossible for them to find a heart for the operation.
In a news report written by WTOP.com, the infant's name is Lincoln Seay, the son of Rob and Mindy Seay who are originally from Alaska but had to travel all the way to Seattle in order to save their son's life. Baby Lincoln is only 7 months old when doctors found out that he has a birth defect, which affected the location of his heart in his body.
The doctors did their best to fix that and it involved a lot of surgeries. Unfortunately, none of those seemed to have worked to make his heart go back to normal. According to the doctors, the 7-month-old baby boy needed a heart transplant immediately to keep his blood flowing and his heart beating.
Rob was almost losing his hope seeing their son's condition getting worse as he was starting to decline right before their eyes. But a miracle happened that just four days before the child experienced cardiac arrest, the doctors were able to find a heart available for the transplant.
Lincoln's mother was surprised and told ABC News, "I was shocked, I was elated, I was sad for the other family. I had every emotion you could think of."
Tech Times also got a hold of this news, as they reported that the doctors were able to get the baby on the machine in only 12 minutes when the process usually takes 2 hours. After the successful surgery, they noticed that the baby's color started to improve. As of this writing, the baby is still confined in the hospital but is reported to be doing better after the operation.
This story simply stirs up the significance of organ donation and how much lives it could save, especially those who are in desperate need. Contact your local hospital to gain more information about organ donation.
