EMMA GRACE TURNER
2/4/10 - 7/11/11
This is the Awareness Ribbon For CHD (Congenital Heart Defects)
EMMA GRACE: She got the name Grace Because she lived in the womb when they said she may not, she survived birth even when they said there may not be a chance, then she came home all by God's grace. Little did we know that her grace from God was only beginning. God had some very important work for Emma to do. Through a series of events that God laid out Emma led her family to New Heart Baptist Church. Once there Jesus knocked on the hearts of Emma's mom, dad, and her uncle Daniel. As they all accepted Jesus as their Savior. Emma also revived and renewed the relationships of many other people with God. She taught her family a love like no other and was tough and fought through and endured so many struggles in this world. See Emma was born with a very rare genetic disorder that had never been seen before, she had a congenital heart defect requiring open heart surgery and she could not hear or barely see without the help of her glasses. We knew about her heart before she was born but had no idea until after birth of all the other struggles she would have to endure when she entered this world on February 4th, 2010. She touched and blessed so many people that only an angel on earth with the grace of God could do such special work. Emma had open heart surgery on May 3rd, 2011 and spent 56 days in the PICU at Kentucky Children's Hospital, she had complications from her surgery that she would never over come. On June 27th, 2011 she was brought home to enjoy time with her family with the help of hospice. She got to enjoy and be enjoyed by her family at home for another two weeks before God called her home on July 11th, 2011. Now Emma Grace is an angel in heaven, her work here is done,but just know that what's important now is that Emma Grace wants the blessed assurance of those around her of their future in heaven with her. She struggles no more for the utmost happiness she has finally received as she wants us to someday rejoice in happiness with her.
Emma Grace was born with Tetralogy of Fallot, which consisted of a combination of 4 different heart defects. It was found in utero. It affects the structure of the heart and causes poor oxygen blood flow out of the heart to the rest of the body, this is what they call blue babies. She always had a bluish color and her lips at times would be purple from the lack of oxygen. The four defects that are caused from TOF are; Pulmonary valve stenosis- a narrowing of the main blood vessel leading to the lungs. The next one she had was Ventricular Septal defect- this is a hole in the wall separating the two lower chambers of the heart. Then there's the overriding aorta- this is the main artery leading out to the body, branches off the left ventricle, in TOF the aorta is shifted to the right and lies directly above the VSD (hole in between the two chambers). The last is Right Ventricular hypertrophy - when the heart's pumping action is overworked since the vessel and aorta are too small to correctly carry the oxygen she needed her heart had to work extra to push enough through, it causes the muscular wall of the right ventricle to enlarge and thicken. Over time this causes the heart to stiffen, become weak and eventually fail. She finally subcomb to heart failure due the heart never relaxing from the right ventrical even after her repair. She suffered for 68 days after surgery, this particular complication led to other complications that made her absolutely miserable and I'm sure the pain overwhelming because it was 6 weeks after her surgery before I got to hold her again for the first time
EMMA GRACE TURNER'S OBITUARY
Emma Grace Turner was called home as God’s Newest Angel on Monday, July 11, 2011. She was loved and a blessing to so many in her short but sweet time in this world. She touched so many people with her special grace and her endurance of so many struggles. She will forever be in our hearts and an inspiration to many. We are thankful for the time we were allowed to enjoy her in our lives.
Emma is survived by her parents, Lucas and Fran Turner of Somerset, KY; her twin brother, Easton Bailey Turner; her big sister, Kailey Adisen Turner; maternal grandparents, Mike (and Phyllis) Wilson, Sue (and Lowell) Ard; paternal grandparents, Doug (and Sara) Turner; great-grandparents, Josephine Wilson, Larry (and Mary) Ware, Delpha Turner and Delmer Turner; an uncle, Billy (and Lynn) Wilson and an uncle Mark (and Lana) Ard; and a special aunt and uncle, Daniel and Rachel Wilson.
Visitation will be Wednesday, July 13, 2011 after 6:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset, Kentucky.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Brother Rick Lawson officiating. Burial will be in the Chaney Cemetery.
Every 15 min a baby is born with a congenital heart defect . 4,000 of them will not live to celebrate their 1st Birthday . I pray and hope just like every other parent who has a child born with a congenital heart defect that more awareness comes soon . Their are no cures only repairs or broken hearts !
IF YOU DON'T KNOW SOMEONE WITH A CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT, JUST WAIT.... YOU WILL.... MORE THAN 1 IN EVERY 100 BABIES BORN HAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR HEARTS... THERE ARE 35 KNOWN TYPES OF C.H.D..... C.H.D' S ARE THE #1 BIRTH DEFECT, AND THE #1 CAUSE OF DEATH FROM A BIRTH DEFECT...
CHD'S KILL TWICE AS MANY CHILDREN EVERY YEAR AS ALL CHILDHOOD CANCERS COMBINED!!!
C.H.D'S Can affect any family
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