Brooke's Powerpoint about Ryan
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This picture, taken before Ryan’s first Open Heart surgery, was just how his smiles lit up our whole family. I couldn’t have been more proud to become a “big sister”.
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My brother, Ryan, was 3 months old when he had his first Open-Heart Surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. His second surgery was in early December that same year, 2006.
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I don’t see these pictures so much as sad – but more of them showing Ryan on the road to recovery…
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He was a baby recovering in a huge bed surrounded by doctors and nurses watching his progress – and with the comfort of toys I’d brought him.
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I didn’t know while my mother was pregnant, that my parents already knew about Ryan’s heart condition. I was told about it a few days before he was born, because it was explained to me that he might not come home for a while if he had to have his “broken heart” fixed first.
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This photo was taken only a few weeks after Ryan’s first Open Heart Surgery, and he was happy and seemed to be unaware of all the trauma he had been through.
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By July 4th, 2006, only about 6 weeks after his first surgery, Ryan was all smiles for my Mom and ready to drive.
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The first Halloween that Ryan was old enough to walk, he was ready to show he really was a “Superman”.
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His scars are barely visible. There are two, big, overlapping vertical ones and a few other scars from the chest tubes he had during and after the surgeries.
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There isn’t anything Ryan doesn’t want to do.
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A few years ago, everything was all about trucks and army men. Now it’s PS3 and Minecraft.
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Ryan is just like every other little boy – he’s always “ready to roll”…
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… and the “life” of every party.
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I’m happy to go everywhere with Ryan. We have a very strong bond.
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Ryan doesn’t have ANY restrictions from sports or other activities. This photo was taken of us at camp. He does everything every child should do and enjoy.
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Through the miracles of surgery and modern medicine – and also Ryan’s determination, he is dedicated to taking part in baseball…
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…and martial arts. He’s getting close to becoming a Black Belt and already looking forward to the incredibly difficult hike I just took, because I’m only weeks away from becoming one.
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It might be hard for people to understand just how much I appreciate my brother and how protective of him I am. He means the world to me. When he’s next to me, I feel wonderful.
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Once a year, Ryan goes into the city with my parents for a day of a lot of medical tests. Once, he was even injected with a dye and put into a machine he described as an “Avatar” machine, so that the doctors could examine his lungs. This picture is not from his testing a week ago (it’s from 2 years ago). A week ago, he had his annual exam, and he and my parents had blood samples taken so that they could take part in a huge study of families, so that experts could try and determine if congenital heart defects are genetic.
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My mother is a journalist and owns a newspaper. Every year, in February, she publishes an article she wrote called, “Born With A Broken Heart”. It’s a positive article about our experiences as a family, and with tips for families with children suffering from ailments, and how they can make it through tough times.
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Ryan is handsome, and active and everyone who meets him, loves him. He has the sweetest laugh, says the funniest things – and even though he is sometimes shy, once he warms up to someone, his whole personality comes out. He is the best friend I could ever ask for – and will always and forever, be my best friend.