Lindsey on the first day of school (2007)

Lindsey on the beach (2004)

Lindsey Taylor was born by cesarean section, May 2, 2001 at Baptist Medical center. No one had any reason to suspect what we would soon learn and change our lives forever. When the pediatrician made rounds the next morning he noticed a slight murmur and suggested she be sent to Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) for further testing. As brand new parents, we were scared to death and expected the worst-case scenario. She was transported to ACH with her Dad following and Mom still in the hospital.

She was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries, Pulmonary Stenosis, Ventricle Septal Defect (VSD), and a cleft mitral valve. She had her first surgery on May 19th, just two weeks after being admitted to the NICU. This surgery was to add a B-T Shunt. Lindsey was able to go home three weeks after she came to ACH. She was on limited medication and needed minimal special care. She returned to ACH on February 25th, 2002 for her second surgery. This time her superior vena cava was attached to her pulmonary artery.

Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb operated on Lindsey for both of her first two surgeries. As with everyone in the state and nation, we were devastated by loss we felt with his death. We do feel very fortunate that ACH still has such a wonderful team.

Dr. Michiaki Imamura operated on Lindsey on August 23rd, 2005 for her third and hopefully final surgery. Dr. Imamura took her inferior vena cava and connected it to her pulmonary artery. This was her Fontan completion.

Dr. Paul Seib has been our cardiologist since the day Lindsey was first brought to ACH. We are very fortunate to have him, as well as the entire team of cardiologist at ACH, and he will continue to follow Lindsey.

She is such a special child and so lucky to have been born in today’s world. Successful operations for children with Congenital Heart Defects have only been possible for the last few decades with advancements being made every day. Although we never considered that ACH would be a part of our lives before Lindsey was born, it has made a huge difference to us. Because of the staff we have a beautiful four-year old. It is truly a team effort at ACH from the custodial staff to Dr. Imamura and his team.