My baby needed open heart surgery at 5 days old. A stranger gave me the words of encouragement I needed

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When I was pregnant with my fourth child, I found out he had a life-threatening heart defect.
He had his first surgery at 5 days old, and I wasn't able to hold him for 55 days.
A stranger said the words I needed to hear until my son was able to…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-07-30 20:10:01.
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