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Imagine the precision required for a surgeon to operate on newborn's heart. When
Amélie was only eight days old, her future laid in the hands of skilled cardiac
surgeons at BC Children's.
Five-year-old Amélie was born with severe heart defects caused by a rare syndrome:
she only had one major blood vessel coming out of her heart, instead of two, and
she had holes in her heart.
If that wasn't a rough enough start, she also has asthma, a minor hearing impairment
and has been hospitalized several times for pneumonia.
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With an extensive medical history at BC Children's, Amélie has been seen in almost
all of the hospital's core acute care areas - from the Pediatric Intensive Care
Unit and Emergency to the Respiratory and Hematology Departments and the Children's
Heart Centre.
Defying expectations for a child with her condition, Amélie is one of the most active
kids you will ever encounter. A gymnastics enthusiast, she is athletic and energetic
with a competitive spirit that has helped not only her with school and sports, but
to rebound from several open-heart surgeries and numerous hospital stays.
As Amélie grows she will continue to need Children's Hospital in her life. Her family
is hopeful that advances in medicine will help improve her treatments as she grows,
but she is well on her way to leading a long and active life.
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