Aria is the Happiest Guy in Town a Year After Heart Surgery

June 25, 2009 by Ruth · Leave a Comment

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PLC interns and Family Advocates met with Aria and his family last Thursday. Oh, the hospitality of this wonderful family! Aria is 3 years old, has Down Syndrome, and has survived a heart surgery - yet is one of the happiest little guys we’ve met here. Although his heart was operated on nearly a year and a half ago, you could never tell. He loves the camera and perks up whenever one is pointed towards him. He’ll pause whatever he’s doing…pose for you…then run to you to see how it turned out.

For a majority of the time, we “played” with both Aria and his older sister, which consisted of dodging flying toys as they were thrown about the room - typical behavior of a three year old boy. The family is incredible, and treated us as the most honored of guests. Though not having much, their need would never be seen by what was given to us. We (the interns) hope to return to their home soon - as we want to continue building the relationship that has been started by PLC Family Advocates.