A baby underwent open heart surgery at just seven days old after doctors discovered the vital organ was not formed properly.
Christina Harmon was three months pregnant when doctors discovered her baby was facing a life and death situation. Tell-tale signs showed his heart was not forming normally and if she even managed to carry him to full term, he would need repeated surgeries.
Little Shane has survived open heart surgeries, insertion of stents, tube feeding and complex medical care at home. To top it off, the little fighter has gone through all of this in the midst of the Covid crisis, Belfast Live reported.
Christina, 31, took a two year career break from her job as a nursery assistant in North Belfast, determined to get her youngest