Community Play Ball for Jenna and Help a Local Child
Written by Publisher, Wakulla.com Saturday, 30 August 2008 13:45
"Play Ball for Jenna" and Help a Local Child
A benefit Baseball & Fastpitch Clinic will be hosted by Southern Ball Academy on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Wakulla High School in Medart. The clinic will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and is open to kids ages 7 through 15. A minimum donation of $50 is requested. The proceeds will benefit the family of Jenna Strickland.
Click here to download the clinic registration form.
"Jenna was born with Tetrology of Fallot and an A-V Canal. After having a Fontan performed (a 3-phase staging palliative surgery) Jenna was still not doing well. Dr. Spencer found Dr. Del Nido in Boston, who would attempt a repair. It worked for Jenna but not without a long and complicated recovery. Her heart is repaired and Jenna has been living an active and wonderful life. We are so thankful to these to people and the many others who believed in Jenna.
"Last year we found many enlarged lymph nodes in Jenna's chest that was caused by a mass found earlier in her mediastinum. She needs these biopsied so we can find out exactly what we are dealing with and she also needs a heart cath. In Tallahassee Dr. St. Petry found that her pulmonary valve conduit, which was placed in 2003, has some significant stenosis. This needs to be fixed at this point. We hope we can get this accomplished in the heart cath lab.
"Jenna is still very strong. She loves life to the fullest and lives way beyond anyone’s expectations. She is a fighter. She is God's special angel. Please pray for Jenna and the wonderful people who will be taking care of her in Boston. We are so lucky that Jenna has had awesome men and women we call doctors here in Tallahassee and Boston. Thank you for your love and support. We couldn't make it without all of you.”
- The Family of Jenna Strickland
This information originally published on August 30, 2008.
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