Baby Harlee Mae Pugh
Support Harlee Mae Pugh’s family as they prepare for her to undergo heart surgery.
Hamilton, Waikato
Dear Friends, Family and Prayer Warriors
Those of you who know and love Jake and Marethie understand what a difficult time they are going through. The road ahead is uncertain, but they are grateful to every person praying, supporting and loving them. They know that God is in control!
On Tuesday, July 18th, they heard that their youngest little girl Harlee Mae Pugh (seven weeks and a wee 3,7kg) has a large Ventricular Septal Defect. As a result her little heart, lungs and liver are under strain. Her body is working hard, but she is doing well all things considered. She needs to have open heart surgery at Starship hospital in Auckland within the next two months in order to have a full, long life.
Her siblings, Elih and Dallas are amazing and coping well with their ever changing environment. They love their baby and can’t wait for her to be home and healthy.
Our family wanted to start a Givealittle page to support them and relieve some of the stresses they might experience. Marethie is on maternity leave until the end of September but Jake will not be working and this journey will come with a lot of unexpected expenses. When asking if we could set up this page, they were very thankful, they wanted you to know that they will be thankful and blessed by $1 just as much as $100. They do not want anyone to give at their own expense. That is not their heart!
Thank you to everyone surrounding our family. Your support, messages and prayers have been overwhelming. We feel loved!
Alida Terblanche's involvement (page creator)
I am Marethie's sister
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Everyday living costs as the family prepare for Harlee to undergo open heart surgery.
Latest update
Amen! 20 August 2023
(Copied from Marethie)
Our Harlee girl truly is a miracle story! Everything you have done was/is working. Every “possible negative”they were expecting to happen hasn’t over the last couple of days. She has surprised even the doctors and nurses in PICU. Late yesterday we were transfered back to the IOA(Intensive Observation Area) on the heart ward, Ward 23B which we now hold very close to our hearts. The first couple of days after surgery were hard and Harlee wasn’t coping well. It wasn’t looking too good. She took a MASSIVE turn very suddenly to the surprise of everyone, even the doctors. She is strong. So, so strong. All of your prayers worked. Her temperature settled right down, there was no underlying issue. Her oxygen has been removed and it is always sitting between 95-100 which has NEVER been the case before. Her little body will take time to get used to her heart being healed but we already see a big difference in her. She has lost weight overnight(110g) and is dehydrated but they have a plan to manage and improve that. Her pacing wires were removed today, which is a massive win! She has a little bit of a cough but they are not overly concerned about that at this stage so YAY!
This last week and especially the last two days is a massive and powerful testament of your faith, the power of your prayers and also the goodness of God. 🤍
We have a long road ahead for us for her to restore to full health but we BELIEVE. We believe, we really do.
Much love,
Marethie x
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