Chelsea Farmer has participated in the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron Marathon Race Series before, but this year her reason for signing up was a little more personal. “In November our daughter Nora got a little bit sick and her pediatrician discovered a heart murmur,” Chelsea said. “We took her to see a cardiologist at Akron Children’s […]
Heart condition doesn’t faze Saige
Saige Carpenter is just 4 years old but has already had 2 open-heart surgeries, with another scheduled in June. But this spunky patient of pediatric cardiologist Dr. Chandrakant Patel doesn’t let her heart defect keep her from making the most out of life. “She’s a social butterfly,” said her mother, Jobeth Carpenter. “She’s excited when […]
Family Credits Fast Action After Heart Defect Found at 20-Week Ultrasound
Erin and Rob Davies of Boardman are not doctors, nor trained ultrasound techs, but even they knew something was wrong when the room suddenly went quiet during their baby’s 20-week ultrasound. The mid-pregnancy anatomy scan is the prenatal visit many parents look most forward to, where they can see their baby forming in the womb […]
