The Heart Team |
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Down's Heart Group P.O. Box 4260 Dunstable, Beds, LU6 2ZT, United Kingdom Tel. & Fax: 0845 166 8061 E-mail: info@dhg.org.uk On-line community: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Downs-Heart/ |
Reprinted with the permission of Penny Green, Director © 1998 Down's Heart Group UK Charity Nº 1011413 |
"Emily had been awake all night, crying and fretful. I knew she wasn' t 100% and I was also worried that being so tired she would take longer to recover. The nurses thought she was just out of her routine, the registrar said she was teething, and the surgeon was happy to go ahead. When the anaesthetist examined her, he thought she was 'snuffly' and was not prepared to put her at any risk. The operation was cancelled and we were extremely relieved, even though we'd waited 16 months. Emily came home, had a temperature and a cold, cut a tooth and went back a fortnight later when everyone was happy with her."
Revised: December 19, 2005. |