Kyle's story started just last November 2002, when he turned 14 years old. We had gone to a new PC for what we thought was a routine echo. The same as the last 5 years. The diagnosis was pulmonic stenosis, very minor. Kyle had no symptoms and we were told just to watch the value to make sure it grows as he grows. We we were in for a shock. Dr. Harake said Kyle's heart was moderately enlarged and they need to find the reason. We went to UCLA for a TEE with Dr. Allada. His diagnosis was ASD (sinus venosus), would need surgery, and of course this was the most rare ASD. We were all very surprised! Kyle was born with this condition and he was 14 years old.

The doctors said Kyle could wait till the end of the school year to have surgery. There is no good time for a busy freshman. Kyle has been very active in sports his whole life. He's been on baseball all-star teams and they also won their district as 12 year-olds. He also played football, basketball, soccer, you name it. There was a turning point in Kyle's life—at the end of last year's baseball season, Kyle broke his elbow the first day of the tournament. He had surgery to install to pins. When the cast came off the elbow didn't bend. He is still going to therapy. This is when golf started to play a big role in his life. He made the high school JV team after only playing a short time and was placed #1 seed on the JV team in February 2003. He played just about every day up till his surgery on July 11, 2003.

Kyle's surgery went well, after being rescheduled once in June, going in for surgery on July 10 and being there all day with an IV in, and then being told we would have to come back the following morning for surgery. Kyle was and is very brave and was in ICU for 2 days and the regular floor for 2 days. He played golf 1 week after surgery. He continues to do well 6 weeks after surgery. We are so grateful for Dr. David Ikola, Dr. Harake, Dr. Allada, and Dr. Laks. They were all amazing and are helping Kyle to live a long healthy life.