I Wasn't Born Without A Heart Novels & Stories

I asked while a gaping feeling stood in my heart. " Having been born prematurely, his immunity tends to be weak and would process a lot slower. But when his heart rate began to slow its pace we saw it as a red light, so we observed after prescribing some medications and the rate kept reducing till we tried everything possible. Even the shock dilator couldn't bring him back. We are sorry " The doctor explained as his hand goes to the back of June whom I just remembered I'm carrying on me. Summary of his explanation. I killed him.

It had all been for her. Russiana had congenital heart disease. Her heart had been fighting a battle since birth, and no amount of pretending could make me forget that there was a clock hidden inside her body, ticking in ways I could not control. Surgery could help, doctors had said, but it would not promise permanence. It was merely another borrowed extension of time. And borrowed time was terrifying. I pulled her into my arms and kissed her forehead. “Ruru won’t give up on you. Do you hear me? I will always stay beside you.”

I could sense many people crowding around me, their voices reaching me in fragments, but muffled by an invisible barrier. There was a glass panel in front of me. No, I was trapped in a transparent glass chamber. What are you doing? I opened my mouth. “Yiya… Yiya…”No, that wasn’t my voice. “Oh, my Kara…”The glass lid was lifted, revealing two familiar faces. Dad, Mom… I felt a lump in my throat when I saw them. I remembered this scene. Dad had told me that when I was born, I had a brief cardiac arrest. Luckily, they managed to snatch me back from the jaws of death. My father was a tough-minded biologist, but he couldn’t help tearing up when he talked about it.

This was the least I could do for him out of love. Placed my hands on my tummy, asking the child growing inside me for mercy as I knew the child's life was already a living hell before birth because I was choosing the love I had for a man over the love I had for my child yet unborn. “I am,and I wanted to.”

"Does that mean you are accepting this?" "Yeah, but I need more time to study her case, that thin sac and how her heart survives outside the body." "You can have the time, Ms. Ryzel is very compensated and a VIP." "Better than," I said. I then looked into Ryzel's medical history and discovered that she has had this kind of condition from birth; her arteries and veins are likewise outside of her body but are hidden by her heart; I think I need some assistance with this; same folks, same team!

"When you don't even know anything about her parents? What kind of life they lived, health issues, any of that?" Two announcements in one sitting. Julian must be relieved nobody's even looking at him anymore. "The baby was born with VSD." Mom explained, her voice steady in the way it always got when she was trying to keep a room calm. "It's moderate, so it's likely she'll need open heart surgery to fix it before her first birthday." A hole in her heart. Already. I let that sit for a second, the kind of fact that makes a stranger's life suddenly feel less like a story and more like a person.

“That’s all it is.” Dr. Walker’s expression doesn’t change. He sets the chart down and clasps his hands in front of him. “We ran some tests after you were admitted. Your asthma certainly contributed to your breathing difficulties, but it’s not the root cause.” He pauses, letting the words sink in. “You have a congenital heart defect. Specifically, a hole in your heart.”

“We’ve just managed to get the lung infection under control. But we’ve now discovered a serious issue with his heart.” “It’s a severe congenital heart defect.” “What?” Dora’s voice shook. Summer’s face went pale. “A congenital heart defect? How could that be? My poor baby…” Already overwhelmed by Evan’s attitude and everything happening with her mother, she broke down completely. Her crying turned desperate, almost suffocating. Evan pressed his lips into a thin line and looked at the hospital director. “Bring in more specialists.” “Yes, sir.” They had already been struggling with the newborn’s severe lung infection.

She didn't spare him another glance and walked away. … Back at the villa, Juliet picked up her phone and started calling everyone who might know me. From the first call to the 99th, no one knew where I had gone. I had grown up in an orphanage and only joined the Stone family as a caregiver when I entered college. Finally, Juliet called her parents. The answer was the same. On top of that, she was harshly scolded. Juliet had been born with a congenital heart condition, and because of her condition, she couldn't receive an artificial heart. The Stone family had always been deeply grateful for what I had done for her.

"Years ago, to cure your genetic defect, your mother brought back a strong wolf heart for your transplant." Elias looked down at the former Luna on the floor. His eyes were full of disappointment. "And that heart belonged to that rare little girl with two hearts."