BOSTON (WHDH) - The parents of a Spokane 4-year-old are hoping a journey to Boston for high-risk surgery will let him win a crucial race against time.
Noah Alderson was born with what nurses described as half a heart and developed a rare genetic lung disease when he was a year old, his mother Tanasha said. So she and Noah’s father set off on a plan to save Noah’s life.
“I want a fix for my son … more than a Band-AId,” Tanasha Alderson said.
They’ve raised $14,000 through a GoFundMe page to help pay for surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, but because Noah needs to travel with 50 oxygen tanks and a ventilator to keep his lungs working, they’re driving across the country in a donated RV.
If the surgery works, it will allow Noah’s heart to grow on its own, but doctors are giving the family a 25 percent chance of success. That’s enough for Noah’s mother.
“For us, that 25 percent means everything,” Tanasha Alderson said.
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