Shannon Murray, a pregnant Dallas-Fort Price information anchor for Fox 4 Good Day, revealed information Friday about her daughter’s uncommon coronary heart defect whereas stay on-air.
Murray stated that her being pregnant with daughter, Stella, who’s due in March, was identified with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia.
The situation mirrors that of Olympian Shaun White and Jimmy Kimmel’s son, who each underwent surgical procedure to repair the altered blood move of the uncommon situation.
“It means primarily that there’s a gap between the left and proper facet of her coronary heart and she or he’s additionally lacking her pulmonary valve, so she’ll want an open-heart surgical procedure and different procedures to save lots of her life as soon as she’s born,” Murray stated on the printed.
She shared the prognosis throughout American Coronary heart Month, including that she and her husband, Chris, have “spent the final a number of months processing this information” and making ready for her supply and care.
“Within the short-term although we’re centered on preventing for our daughter and being her advocates, whereas additionally attempting to stay joyful and excited concerning the being pregnant and changing into dad and mom. And we will’t wait to fulfill her,” stated Murray.
She additionally posted the information on Instagram, the place she has near 13,000 followers.
“No fluff. No BS. The physician checked out us straight and broke the information. Wanting again now, I recognize his candor,” she wrote.
“He went on to elucidate that it’s treatable and she or he will probably be okay. However there’s no sugar coating it— this primary yr will probably be particularly onerous on our household as we navigate life as new dad and mom.”
Murray stated on air that her medical doctors have assured her that the situation is treatable.
“Docs guarantee us that Stella can stay a standard life. We’re hopeful that she’ll have the ability to play sports activities sometime, perhaps she’ll even be a snowboarder like her dad and just like the Olympian Shaun White, who, by the way in which, additionally has Tetralogy of Fallot,” she stated.
“Docs made positive to inform us about his case straight away after the prognosis and I’m actually glad they did.”
