LITTLE HERALDS JENNA AND JIMMY TIMONERE are obviously quite happy in the arms of the coach of the Heralds their daddy. Star Beacon
JANICE TIMONERE is all smiles as Jimmy holds his baby sister for the first time. Picasa 3.0 / Star Beacon
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A Don McCormack column: AFFAIR OF THE HEART
Jenna Timonere's young life is a story of faith, love and the power of prayer
DON McCORMACK Star Beacon
Timonere said the doctors and nurses at Lake East were on top of their games.
“They noticed right away the swelling in Jenna’s hands and her feet and in some other places,” he said. “Some of the symptoms they saw suggested Turner’s Syndrome.”
Turner’s Syndrome affects approximately 1 in every 2,500 baby girls.
“Our doctors were absolutely fabulous,” Timonere said. “They ordered an echocardiogram because one of the issues with Turner’s is heart conditions.”
A crucial decision
Turns out, ordering the echocardiogram saved young Jenna’s life.
“The really terrifying thing is, we could have taken Jenna home and never knew the condition existed,” Timonere said.
Which leads to tragic circumstances, ones that lead to 90 to 95 percent of the infants afflicted with Turner’s to not even come to term.
Couple that with the fact Jim and Janice had experienced two prior miscarriages and...
“It gives me goose bumps even thinking about it... what could have happened,” Timonere said. “Thank God for our doctors and nurses.”
On the move
The results of the echocardiogram were sent “all over the place,” according to Timonere.
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