- March 7, 2008 - Jay was born at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC
- March 8, 2008 - diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta; transported via LifeFlight to Duke Children's Hospital
- March 11, 2008 - surgery to repair coarctation
- March 15, 2008 - took Jay home for the first time
- March 22, 2008 - brief return to Duke for difficulty breathing and feeding; returned home the following day
(Lots of happy, healthy time with good cardiology reports! Baby brother Luke born Feb 2010.)
- June 9, 2010 - routine cardiology visit shows significant mitral valve stenosis and mitral regurgitation. Begin plan for mitral valve repair/replacement.
- June 10, 2010 - went to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte for 3D echo and surgical evaluation. Surgery scheduled for 6/29/10. Requested second opinion from surgeon at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- June 25, 2010 - made decision to pursue surgery at CHOP; surgery scheduled for August 11.
- August 8, 2010 - traveled to Philadelphia for pre-surgery consultation and testing
- August 11, 2010 - mitral valve replaced successfully.
- August 12, 2010 - unexplained cardiac arrest; CPR performed for 1 hour 20 minutes. Placed on ECMO.
- August 13, 2010 - multiple episodes of ventricular tachycardia (v-tach)
- August 18, 2010 - came off ECMO successfully; remained on significant medical and ventilator support
- August 25, 2010 - came off the ventilator
- August 30, 2010 - moved to step-down unit
- September 16, 2010 - HOME!
