Even we were caught off guard and didn’t have our #BraveLikeBen shirts ready! Things move quickly on the cardiac floor. Ben required escalated care over the last few days, and it was deemed necessary to insert a ventricular assist device (VAD) yesterday through a major open heart surgery. The purpose of the VAD is to help Ben’s heart pump blood out to his body. Part of the device is in his heart while there are external tubes and a pump that circulate blood out of and then back into his body.
Ben truly is a warrior, and we hope this VAD will get him through to the transplant he so desperately needs!
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