num_pages: 158
description: In 1960, Betty and Larry Vinton become the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl named Kimberly. When Larry�s aunt, a nurse, comes to visit, she suggests they take their ten-day-old daughter to the pediatrician immediately. With growing alarm, the couple obeys, never knowing how the diagnosis will change their lives forever. A cardiologist confirms the pediatrician�s suspicions: Kim has a complex heart defect, but she is too small and too young for the necessary surgery. Despite a grim prognosis, Kim survives and thrives, needing surgeries at three months, four years, and again at thirty-two. In a Heartbeat: A baby�s heart, a surgeon�s hands, a life of miracles shares author Kim Russell�s amazing true story of family love and of one little girl�s courage against the odds. �This book…should be helpful to any family who is living with a loved one with congenital heart disease, and is an excellent reminder that life can be well lived even in the face of severe medical problems.� �Michael E. McConnell, MD, Sibley Heart Center cardiologist �I hope my tears didn�t stain the pages. I loved it!!!� �Melissa Bernandino, mother of a pediatric congenital heart patient
language: English
title: In a Heartbeat: A Baby's Heart, A Surgeon's Hands, A Life of Miracles
titlecomplete: In a Heartbeat: A Baby's Heart, A Surgeon's Hands, A Life of Miracles
ratings_count: 7
publisher: iUniverse