Eiche fam

Double inlet left ventricle heart defect

Double inlet left ventricle is a heart defect that is present from birth. It affects the valves and chambers of the heart. Children born with this condition have only one working pumping chamber in their heart.

  • Results of the cath

    Results of the cath

    All things told, Namine’s heart catheterization went well. The doctors were able to see what they wanted to see, and we were able to go home by evening. But now we have complications to deal with.

  • Heart cath successful

    The good news about Namine’s heart cath is that the results are quite positive. The things her doctors feared do not exist, or are minor enough to not be cause for alarm – but more on that in a bit. The bad news – if it can be called that – is that she has…

  • The day Namine was born

    The day Namine was born

    I’m too stunned. Events are happening too fast for me to react. I have no idea what time it is. I’ve brought my wife into the hospital because labor has started; the day is finally here – our daughter is being born.

  • Surgery Done, Recovery Begun

    Namine completed her first heart surgery, a modified Norwood.

  • Our Newborn Baby Girl

    We are now the proud parents of a newborn baby girl, Namine Olivia Eiche.