Nolan - Heart of Steel: Update 3

Friday, January 24, 2014

Update 3 - Heart Is In!

Quick update! Nolan's gift of life has arrived and is currently being put in place. We are almost there! Hope everyone wakes up in the morning with news that the surgery was a success!

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AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:30 AM
Following your journey and praying! May god guide the hands of Nolan's surgeons, and comfort the family if the donor. May he lead them to know peace as they've given such a wonderful gift to others.
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UnknownJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:57 AM
Sitting tight, waiting to hear some good news!
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About Nolan

Nolan was brought by Life Flight to Hershey Medical Center on the evening of September 30, 2013. Earlier that day he went to the doctor for typical cold symptoms and was then sent to Susquehanna Health's Emergency Department for further testing and breathing treatments. After having many tests done, an X-ray showed what was believed to be an enlarged heart. An ultrasound confirmed this condition and he was quickly transported to the Children's Hospital at Hershey Medical Center. It was believed that Nolan was suffering from a viral infection in his heart called myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the myocardium, the middle layer of the heart wall. After going through a series of treatments at the Children's Hospital at Hershey Medical Center and not showing any improvement, the team of physicians felt best that he be sent to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

Nolan was flown to Pittsburgh on Friday, October 4. After several days of observation, Nolan was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. He was placed on a ventricular assist device (Berlin heart) which pumped the left side of his heart. Nolan spent 101 days on the VAD. He received the gift of life on January 24, 2014. We are forever grateful to his donor family for such a selfless act. As their lives have changed forever, so has Nolan's. They gave him a second chance at life.