Update: Baby Andrew Comes Out Of Surgery Successfully

Mar

2008

By Ahaoma Kanu

You might have been wondering how well he is? Many of the questions on the minds of villagers concerning Baby Andrew , the 14-month old Baby with Down Syndrome (DS) who you helped raise money for his surgery in India is, " Has he gone for the surgery?"

The suspense might have been trying, the tension building but yet, the faith; The Nigeria Village Square(NVS) and Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria (DSAN) faith still remained stronger.

And on the 20th of March 2008 at exactly 2:30 p.m (Nigerian Time) our Baby Andrew went into the struggle of his life; he went into the theatre for a heart surgery.

It took God a second to put the breath of life into Andrew; 12 months for him to come out to the world and another 7 months for his parents to know that he had DS. It took NVS and well wishers all over Nigeria and in Diaspora one month to answer the plea by DSAN to come to his aid. It took six hours for the Angels, working through the surgeons at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Bengalore, India, to open Andrew's heart and put it right.

Villagers, sing your praises to the most high because Baby Andrew Duku came out of surgery sucessful.

He is in stable condition and is responding to post surgery treatment. But the journey is not yet over, as we speak, even though the operation was a success, Andy is still in intensive care. He is practically struggling for his life now; he is completely in Gods hands. He needs at this time not for us to rest on our oars, but to further buckle our belts and intensify our collective prayers and support as his little heart struggles to accept the tissue implants and slow down its rate of work to its normal pace.

Details of how the surgery went will be posted soon with his pictures as he is still in the Intensive Care Unit right now. Thank you for being there for Baby Andrew.

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# 1 | 22.03.2008 11:40

	You might have been wondering how well he is? Many of the questions on the minds of villagers con...Read the full article.

WaleAkin WaleAkin is offline

# 2 | 22.03.2008 12:44

	Oh God our help in ages past And hope for years to come Our shelter from the stormy blast And our eternal hope THANK GOD!

emj

# 3 | 22.03.2008 12:52

	Villagers, sing your praises to the most high, Baby Andrew Duku came out of surgery sucessful. He is in stable condition and is responding to post surgery treatment. But the journey is not yet over, as we speak, even though the operation was a success, Andy is still in intensive care. He is practically struggling for his life now; he is completely in Gods hands. He needs at this time not for us to rest on our oars, but to further buckle our belts and intensify our collective prayers and support as his little heart struggles to accept the tissue implants and slow down its rate of work to its normal pace. Hmmm........in da shower, in my prayer sanctuary...everywhere, i remember to send a prayer or two the way of Baby Andrew......and for some reason woke up this morning singing dis song:- Gba gbogbo ogo, Jesu mi o, iwo ni Gba gbogbo ogo, Jesu mi o, iwo ni Take all da Glory Lord Jesus Take all da glory Lord Jesus So this is one of the reasons why.......Jesu seun..Thank u Lord Jesus Thanks kanu...and greetings to all........Happy Easter:cool:

Bode_Boluz Bode_Boluz is offline

# 4 | 22.03.2008 12:53

	My Prayers continue to be with him and his family.

N.A.R. N.A.R. is offline

# 5 | 22.03.2008 15:14

	We thank God for this, and in addition may the good lord continue to be with baby Andrew and the family as he recovers, Lord, make his recovery safe and without complications! AAmen!

Walking Walking is offline

# 6 | 22.03.2008 15:39

	Great News, I pray God to see him through all the stages without complications. Get well soon,,,Baby Andrew,,,we love you....

lizmoses lizmoses is offline

# 7 | 22.03.2008 15:55

	All glory, laud, and honor, To thee, Redeemer, King, To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. Jesus we ascribe all the glory, all the honour and all the power to you. If not for you who has been our ever present help in time of trouble..... And we know of a surety Almighty Father that You who began this great work in the life of our dear Andrew will be faithful to complete it in Jesus name. By the reason of Easter that our Lord Jesus was raised from the dead, that same spirit that rose Him from the dead will quicken Andrew's mortal body, fill him with new strength from above in Jesus name. I can stop singing and rejoicing. This is the Lord's doing, it is marvellous in our eyes.

Jucihart Jucihart is offline

# 8 | 22.03.2008 16:23

	God of Miracle na my papa ooooooooo... He don do am again in a biggy way... He is d Lord He changed not ..... We thank God for this and many more to come. I am confident he will respond fully and we go tanda 4 prayer 4 him. Jucihart

DeepThought DeepThought is offline

# 9 | 22.03.2008 16:36

	Good news. The family must be overjoyed. THanks to the Doctors and those who acted

ezyvic ezyvic is offline

# 10 | 22.03.2008 16:43

	The love of the Lord is abundant and enough for all. Baby Andrew have gone through a lot in his short stay on earth and his experience will only enrich others, because he would live to anoint others with the blessings and of course, the love which the Lord has bestowed on him. Lets all sing to a Risen Lord, for the joy of Easter shall be celebrated by Baby Andrew.

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