Mila-Boo's quilt    (Quilt Completed)

Thank you

Mila-boo screamed with excitement when she saw her lovely quilt! (I wish I had filmed it) And wow I was absolutely gobsmacked at the detail, the quality and effort that has been put into it. It was sooo worth the wait it's beautiful and I would like to thank every single person who stitched so much love and kindness into this and it will proudly be on Mila-boo's bed for many many years to come and will definitely be traveling with us to the many hospital says we have yet to come truly thank you from the bottom of my heart we are so grateful

Finished photos

Individual squares

Card

Stitched by: Marilyn Foyle

Biography

Mila-Boo was diagnosed with congenital heart disease whilst still in mummy's tummy. She was taken straight to Alderhey where she was made stable until she was able to have her 1st open heart surgery.

Her 1st time under general anaesthetic was at less than 24 hours old and her 1st major open heart surgery at 5 days old. These surgeries have carried on over the years and up to now she has received 4 major open heart surgeries and a 5th surgery to her diaphragm. In her 2 and a half years she has been put to sleep 12 times and is constantly at hospital for different appointments and check ups.

2023 was the hardest year yet, she went into hospital for her 2nd stage heart surgery when something went wrong and she was on the operating table for 12 hours. She was on ICU on 4 different kinds of life support including a bypass machine and ventilator. As she slowly got better we spent a gruelling 5 months in hospital.

One and half years on and more surgeries later she's an amazing, sassy, strong little girl. She was called in before Christmas where we spent another 3 months in hospital due to her oxygen levels being at 40% but we were lucky to be discharged on oxygen 2 weeks before Christmas and she's since been thriving. Although we have a few surgeries left to complete we are all enjoying the life we have right now and I wouldn't change her for the world.

All the hospital stays and all the people who have supported us and made her the little person she is today amaze me every single day.