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Thank You!

posted 20 years ago by heatherm-1
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I do not know what happened to Baby Saxon, but my heart is with her.

In December I will turn 56 years of age. An age that far surpasses what my parents thought would be possible. I was born a Blue Baby is 1948 and underwent the Blalock surgery, performed by the late Dr. Wm. Mustard in Toronto Canada.

This movie meant so very much to me, leaving me with tears and happiness and an intense gratitude to Dr. Blalock and Vivian Thomas, and to all who put this movie together. It also gave me a look at the pain my own dear parents went through.

I am living proof that the persistance of these gentlemen benefited millions of children and led to even more progressive treatment such as open heart surgery and eventually heart transplants.

Thank you also to all who watched this movie and cried!

Heather

[–] l-locke 20 years ago

It was a very moving film and so nice to hear that you are the living proof of their research and dedication. The film definitely deserved to win it's recent award.

[–] carol_toll 20 years ago

I was a blue baby operated on by Dr Blalock and Vivien Thomas at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1946. My father even worked at the shipyards, so the composite baby in the documentary very well may contain bits of my past. I am in good health and still live in the Baltimore area. Whenever I go to Hopkins and the surgery comes up I get lots of attention from the attending physicians and sometimes even the cardiologist on duty. I may not be the baby, but I am forever grateful to Hopkins and the staff.
It was a wonderful movie and I look forward to owning it.