Little Miracles - Hector

Hector is a six year old boy from the Dominican Republic. He has a fighter’s spirit and a smile that would melt your heart. Hector also has a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot. Without treatment, this condition is life threatening. Hector traveled to Jacksonville in October 2004 and received his first surgery to repair his tiny heart. Upon arrival, Hector was literally blue from the lack of oxygen in his blood. In his little village in the Dominican Republic, the other children called him the “blue boy”.

Thanks to a shunt that was placed inside his heart, Hector is no longer blue. He will need to return to Florida over the summer to finish repairing his heart, but already he is able to ride a tricycle for the first time in his life and not become winded. Hector has a chance to take on the world, and with a spirit like his… he probably will.

Hector • Noor • Jessica • Ednel