Plan change!

The doctors have decided that it would be best to go ahead and put Averi on ECMO and then attempt the repair rather than start the repair and have ECMO as a reserve.

They're going in, putting her on ECMO, watching to see how she responds, and if she responds favorably, they'll go ahead and do the repair.

Specific prayers for this... As I've mentioned, they have to use heparin (a blood thinner) in the ECMO circuit. Consequently, surgery while on ECMO is inherently riskier.

I'll just leave it at that for now. I'll let you know when I hear anything new!