LoveQuiltsUK - Charlie C's quilt

Charlie C's quilt (Quilt Completed)

Born:	2009
Illness:	Tetralogy of fallot
Theme: Superheroes Quilt delivered: 15th May 2016

Thank you

Thank you so much to everyone for your time and love to make Charlies superhero quilt! He loves it. Xxx

Finished photos

Quilted by: Sandra (Beds)

Individual squares

Stitched by: Deborah Found-Bloodworth (+) Submitted: Apr 2016	Stitched by: EE(Beth)Filmer (+) Submitted: Apr 2016
Stitched by: Georgina (+) Submitted: Apr 2016	Stitched by: Heather (+) Submitted: Jan 2016
Stitched by: Joanne (+) Submitted: Jan 2016	Stitched by: Julia (+) Submitted: Apr 2016
Stitched by: Katie Hardy (+) Submitted: Apr 2016	Stitched by: Leanda Vickers (+) Submitted: Dec 2015
Stitched by: Linda Cropper (+) Submitted: Apr 2016	Stitched by: Michele (+) Submitted: Mar 2016
Stitched by: Paula Dewar (+) Submitted: Jan 2016	Stitched by: Sandra (+) Submitted: Dec 2015

Fabric

Card

Stitched by: Lou Biggs.

Biography

Charlie was born 9 days early weighing 11lb 1/2oz. He wasn't diagnosed during pregnancy and we only found out about his heart condition when he was 6 hours old. He was immediately transferred from Cardiff to Bristol Children's Hospital. At 1 week old he underwent an arterial balloon catheter. This did not not improve his health so again at 4 weeks old he had another one. He was still extremely ill so at 10 weeks old they had to do his repair surgery, which is normally done on a child of roughly 18 months old.

After 5 months in Bristol he was able to come home. At 3 years old he needed 2 stents and was a week in hospital.
He needs intervention next year, likely a shunt, and then surgery in a few years to repair the TOF again. He will need an ICD (pacemaker) in later teenager years.