Cillian’s Story of Hope

Sam and Brynne’s firstborn son, Cillian, was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and was born with only half of a heart. Upon his birth, they navigated what the heart community calls the “year from hell” as Cillian fought for a chance to survive.

After his second major heart surgery, Cillian had a major cardiac arrest. His heart stopped beating for 31 minutes. He lost a lot of oxygen to his brain and was put on life support. He suffered through countless seizures followed by a medically induced coma, and they started losing hope.

“It felt like the world was spinning beneath our feet and we were standing still.”