There is a chance that a procedure can be done within the next couple of weeks that would open the bloodflow into the underdeveloped parts of the heart and allow the heart to develop normally.  We are praying that this is an option for Carter.
The Road Ahead...
PRAYING FOR BOSTON CARTER 
   

     NORWOOD PROCEDURE 
                STAGE ONE:
This surgery needs to be done soon after birth. The aorta is connected directly to lower-right chamber (the right ventricle) so the ductus arteriosus can be closed.  
                         

                                      NORWOOD PROCEDURE
                                                  STAGE TWO:
(also called the bi-directional Glenn shunt). This is usually done when
the baby is about 6 months old. The superior vena cava, which carries oxygen-poor blood to the heart from the upper part of the body, is connected to the pulmonary artery, which carries oxygen-poor blood
into the lungs.
 
                 NORWOOD PROCEDURE
                            STAGE THREE:
(also called the Fontan procedure). This is usually done when the child is 1 to 3 years old, or about 30 lbs. The inferior vena cava, which carries oxygen-poor blood to the heart from the lower part of the body, is connected to the pulmonary artery, which carries this blood into the lungs, bypassing the heart which would normally pump this blood into the lungs.
         Encouraging Sites

www.childrenshospital.org/heart

www.hopeforhlhs.com

 

      HEART TRANSPLANT:
We are still not sure exactly how this will work.  What we do know is that the average wait time for a Vanderbilt pediatric heart transplant is about 1 month.  76% of the children on this list get their heart transplant.  4% of them get better and don't need it.
If this fetal surgery isn't an option for Carter, then he will be facing the following: