The 4-year-old son of Irish immigrants bravely battles congenital heart disease and continues to beat the odds
“I have a special heart you know,” a vivacious four-year-old told the Irish Voice last weekend.
Little Adam was born with a rare congenital heart condition. It has been an extremely difficult first couple of years for Adam and his family, but things are getting better.
“It’s going to be a great Christmas this year,” said Adam’s mom Lisa.
Adam has been through several invasive surgeries since his birth. His last surgery was this past August, and since then Adam has shown signs of great improvement.
“Look at him, he is just like any other four-year-old,” laughs Lisa as her precious son drags his little two-year-old sister into the living room to play with their Lego.
Over a fine lunch spread last Saturday at their Yonkers home, Adam and his family shared with the Irish Voice the joy they now feel that their son is finally living a normal life.
Lisa, 39 and John, 33, are Irish immigrants. Lisa hails from Co. Cork and John from Co. Fermanagh. The happy couple met in a local establishment a few years ago.
When they became pregnant with their first child they shared the joy and excitement every couple experiences before the arrival of their unborn. However, their world came crashing down around them when Lisa was 35 weeks was pregnant.
A scan at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers revealed that something was seriously wrong with their precious baby.
“I couldn’t believe what I was hearing [read more …] “The boy who is all Heart”
