Baby Survives Cardiac Arrest After Open-Heart Surgery; Now 7-Year-Old Awaits Heart Transplant
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By Staff Author Published on May 11, 2026 03:21PM EDT
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Summary
Nicole Farrington's unborn son Walker was diagnosed with congenital heart defects (VSD and ASD) during a 20-week anatomy scan. After his birth, Walker underwent open-heart surgery at 3 months old, during which he went into cardiac arrest. Now 7 years old, Walker survived that ordeal but is currently waiting for a life-saving heart transplant at Boston Children's Hospital. The article details the family's emotional journey from diagnosis through surgery complications to the current wait for a donor heart.
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· 3 pulledNicole Farrington still remembers the moment doctors told her something was wrong during her 20-week anatomy scan.
Walker was diagnosed with ventricular septal defects (VSDs) and atrial septal defects (ASDs) — congenital heart defects that would eventually require surgery.
After surviving cardiac arrest as a baby following open-heart surgery, 7-year-old Walker is now waiting for a life-saving heart transplant at Boston Children's Hospital.
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