Parents Tell Their Son That He Will Receive A New Heart

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Ari Schultz, 5, with heart failure requiring a heart transplant, had been waiting for the good news for 211 days.

He finally received it on March 3: a donor's heart was compatible with his.

His parents Mike and Erica Schultz recorded the boy's exciting reaction upon learning of his fate, People said.

"I just talked to the doctors a few minutes ago …" her father tells her as Ari plays with a baseball bat. "Do you know they were looking for a heart for a long time?" "Yes," answers the boy.

I think they've found one … And I think it's perfect for you. What do you think?”Asks Mike.

Ari responds if once the operation is over she can "go home tomorrow".

"Not tomorrow, but very soon," his mother replies.

With a worried face, the child wonders if they are going to find "a good place" where to put the new heart.

"Where do you think they are going to put it?" Asks Erica. "Here," responds her son, pointing to the belly.

To calm the little boy, his mother assures him that "they are going to anesthetize you before doing anything." "What is anesthesia?" Asks Ari. "Anesthesia helps you forget things," replies Erica.

"So I won't remember when we play baseball?" Asks his son. "No darling, you will remember everything when you wake up," his mother calms him.

"Are you afraid?" Says his father. "Yes," concludes Ari sincerely.

The operation, which took place at Boston's Children Hospital, was successful and the little boy is still recovering in the center.

"He is awake, his breathing tube has already been removed and he is breathing on his own," the parents explained in a statement to People. "Ari still has a long way to go, but so far his new heart is cooperating … We will be forever grateful to the donor family for their altruistic act, and our hearts go out to them."

The Schultzes have created a GoFundMe page to raise money for the care and treatment of their child, as well as a blog, Echo of Hope, in which they report their progress.