From birth, Benjamin was a “difficult” baby. Unlike his personable and cheerful brother and sister he slept poorly and cried often.
His parents, Randy and Michelle Bonner, moved to Spruce Pine, N.C., just months before he was due.
In February, the Bonners learned Benjamin’s aorta was almost completely blocked.
In early March he fought off a respiratory infection that delayed the heart surgery for several days then got through the intricate procedure that left him strapped to an operating table for four hours.
Back home he contracted pneumonia and other infections. In early April, another ultra sound revealed four more blockages and a small hole in another part of his heart. But he continues to win the battles.
“I’ve never seen a baby with such severe restriction live as long as he has,” the doctor told Mrs. Bonner. (TAB)
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