Hearts Alive Recipient Goes Home!

Casa Corazón excitedly reports that our first Hearts Alive Recipient, Axel is ready to travel back to Honduras to his family. Axel, a 1 year old boy from Honduras, came to The United States for life saving heart surgery January 17, 2009. Surgery on February 9, 2009 gave his heart the "energy lift" it required to provide a healthy life for Axel. After 2 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Axel was ecstatic to be back with his host family who has graciously nursed him through his post-op phase. A Special Thank-You to Dale and Sharon Hess and family, New Oxford, PA who have opened up their home and hearts to lovingly care for Axel, Hershey Medical Center, Dr. Clark, Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Dr. Pauliks, Pediatric Cardiologist, Penny Porter, and Warren Smith, Cardiac Social Worker. What an amazing blessing to participate in giving the gift of life to a child! For Photos of Axel and more information on the Hearts Alive Project, please refer to the Projects and Initiatives Section of the Casa Web Site.