OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma boy, born with a rare heart defect, has been featured in a series of books that share his journey. Six-year-old Azrael Thompson was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
“He was born without a left ventricle in his heart. He essentially, they call it half a heart,” said Tiara Thompson, Azrael’s mother.
Tiara, who is also a nurse, wrote six books about the family’s path through four surgeries.
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The young boy was born at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. At one week old, he had his first heart surgery. He was back at the hospital on Tuesday and said he has never been scared to return…