Little Ruby-Lynn McCallum was born weighing just 3lbs 12oz and had to be resuscitated three times after being delivered.
A MIRACLE baby who doctors warned may only live for hours after she was born is set to undergo life-saving open heart surgery.
“She’s such a happy wee girl and is always smiling. I’m just so proud of how she has coped with everything, she just takes it all in her stride.READ MORE: Glasgow residents call for halt to Mansionhead Road flats plan Ruby-Lynn’s operation is set to take place today at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Her condition is so uncommon that only 30 surgeries of this type have been carried out by the expert medical team.
“I don’t know how I’ll feel handing her over but I do know she has the best medical team in the world looking after her. She’ll be in theanywhere between eight to 10 hours and we know it is a huge surgery, and one that is not without risks, but she needs this to live a healthy and happy life. Once doctors noticed abnormalities in her baby's heart, she was closely monitored by a team of specialists.She said: “When I fell pregnant everything seemed fine - and then at my 20-week scan everything changed.problems and I was constantly worried and stressed about what could happen.
“I was told that most babies born with this condition don’t make it past the first few hours or days. It was awful to hear and all I could do was hope she would be okay. The last few months before she arrived were terrible as I was preparing for the worst to happen."
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