![]() ![]() The event, one of many that Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta arranges each year, is part of Kids at Heart, a hospital support program that provides opportunities for patients and families with heart or other congenital defects to get together socially and share experiences. Philip and Laura Clementson were among more than 1,100 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta patients and their families who made a group visit to the UGA State Botanical Garden in December to enjoy Winter WonderLights, s’mores, hot chocolate and the opportunity to be in a group of people like themselves. “I said, ‘No! I don’t want him to play football.’ ” “The doctor said “if he wants to play football, he can play football,” his mom, Laura Clementson, said as she steered an empty stroller and kept an eye on Philip. ![]() While Philip, now 20 months old, will always have to be aware of his condition, he’ll lead a normal active life. While still in utero, Philip was diagnosed with Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries, in which the main pulmonary artery and the aorta are switched or transposed in position.Īt 5 days old, and after surgeons at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta carefully considered their options, Philip had open heart surgery to move the arteries to their normal positions. To see Philip Clementson racing across the State Botanical Garden from one glittering display to another you’d never know he began life with a critical congenital heart defect. Georgia Pollinator Plants of the Year Program.Preserving Georgia’s Imperiled Native Species.Mimsie Lanier Center for Native Plant Studies.Science & Conservation: Five Areas of Impact.Learning by Leading ™ at the University of Georgia.Tropical Conservatory, Herb and Physic Garden. ![]()
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