[Faith-talk] The story about baby Lincoln

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Below is part of Baby Lincolns story, too bad it leaves out so much, me and
the dad are friends. A few things I will ad to the story, over the last 7
months the mother has only been able to hold Lincoln 2 times, they have
spent months in a hospital away from their children here in Alaska to be in
Seattle, they have suffered financially, if you YouTube or Google Lincoln
warrior you will find all kinds of cool things about his journey. Start of
article A baby boy in Alaska was saved by a heart transplant just moments
after he went into cardiac arrest in one of the most amazing and miraculous
incidents the medical community has seen for a while.

Lincoln Seay was just seven months old at the time. He had a rare birth
defect that caused his organs to be located on the opposite side of the
body, according to a Fox 29 report.

Mindy Seay, the mother of Lincoln who was born on July 14 last year, said
that doctors believed he would possibly not even survive the birth, and the
parents were absolutely ecstatic when he looked well upon entering the
world, according to the report.

But things took a turn for the worst after Lincoln was born. He had to
undergo multiple surgeries, and many wondered if he had any chance of
surviving. His heart was starting to go, and people began to lose hope. So
they figured it was worth take one last chance: they flew him to Seattle
Children's Hospital to get a heart transplant - a long shot.

Lincoln's father Rob Seamy said they prayed for a miracle, and - lo and
behold - that's exactly what they got. As he was going into surgery, he went
into cardiac arrest, but he got the heart transplant he needed and has
survived an ordeal that most people don't go through until they reach the
later stages of their lives.

It was a dramatic tale of last minute medical heroics. He went into cardiac
arrest and, since the doctors knew the heart was on its way, they opened his
chest and the surgeon compressed his heart while they waited for the new
heart to arrive. It had been five months since Lincoln was first placed on
the list for a new heart, and it arrived in the nick of time.

It's a tale that the Seays hope will encourage other people to place
themselves on the organ donor list, knowing how it changed their own lives
for the better.