I think these pictures are great, and unfortunately, very accurate. Brynlyn can survive any surgery we throw her way if she can just survive her loving and doting sisters. She really has 4 mothers here at home. For the most part she's diggin' the girls, but there are those moments when she wishes the house were more quieter so she could sleep in peace.
Okay, here is another "Brynlyn teaching moment". Check out the picture where Bryn is crying. Her left side is dramatically drooped down. This is called Asymmetrical crying facies. (DEFN: "We report two unrelated patients with Asymmetric Crying Facies (ACF) and 22q11 deletion. An infant whose face appears asymmetrical at rest and whose mouth is pulled downward to one side when crying is said to have an 'asymmetric crying facies' (ACF). The present report describes a case with cardiofacial syndrome and ACF associated other congenital anomalies, and provides criteria for differentiating absence of the depressor anguli oris muscle (DAOM) from palsy of the seventh cranial nerve and its central connections. The association of ACF with congenital cardiac anomalies is known as cardiofacial syndrome (Cayler's syndrome)." This information came from: http://www.ihop-net.org/UniPub/iHOP/gismo/112905.html
Basically, it's a "DiGeorge and cardiac baby thing." Anyway, I just thought I'd share that with you. Brynlyn truly fascinates me and is constantly teaching us new things.
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I just stumbled upon this after googling my son's new diagnosis. He has Tetralogy of Fallot and the same facial paralysis, though he does not have DiGeorge Syndrome. So nice to see we are not alone! http://slowdownpeoplebreathing.blogspot.com/2013/06/for-life.html
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