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CASSIE WAS BORN ON 09-19-2001 IN MANSFIELD,OHIO.WHEN SHE WAS 1 DAY OLD THE DOCTORS HAD CHECKED HER FOR A HEART PROBLEM.SHE HAD ONE.4 HOLES IN HER HEART.SO MANSFIELD,OHIO SENT HER TO AKRON,OHIO TO THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL.CASSIE'S MOTHER JONI RETTON HAD SIGNED HERSELF OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND FLEW IN THE CHOPPER WITH CASSIE TO AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL.HER GRANDPARENTS DROVE UP THERE THE SAME DAY THEY FLEW HER AKRON. THE DOCTORS DIDNT GIVE CASSIE BUT 24 HOURS TO LIVE.THEN THEY GAVE HER 72 HOURS TO LIVE. CASSIE CAME HOME WITH MANY HEART MEDS,AND FEEDING TUBES.BUT SHE MADE IT.CASSIE IS NOW 7 YEARS OLD.IN JUNE 2007 CASSIE WENT TO AKRON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOR A HEART CHECK UP.BUT THE DOCTOR DIDNT FIND ANYTHING A MATTER WITH HER HEART IT WAS HER LUNGS.HER LEFT LUNG WAS COLLASAPED.THEN LASER LATE JUNE EARLY JULY HER OTHER ONE COLLASAPED.CASSIE WENT FROM THE 6100 FLOOR TO THE P.I.C.U.WHERE SHE SPENT THE REST OF THE TIME SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AT.THEN THE DOCTORS SAID ITS A MUST SHE GOES ON LIFESUPPORT OR WE WOULD LOSE HER.SHE SPENT OVER A MONTH ON IT.THEN SHE WENT FROM LIFESUPPORT TO A BI-PAP MACHINE.ITS SOMETHING LIKE LIFESUPPORT BUT ITS NOT.THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER WE GOT TOLD THAT SHE WAS GOING HOME ONLY ON THE FEEDING TUBE AND ON HER MEDS THAT SHE HAS TO HAVE.DURING HER TIME AT HOME CASSIE WENT BACK TO NORMAL.SHE WAS UP AND PLAYING WITH THE KIDS RUNNING AROUND AND HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME.SHE ALSO MADE HER WHOLE FAMILY LAUGH AT THE THINGS SHE DID AND FOR NOTHING LIKE SHES ALWAYS DONE.FEBUARY 18TH, 2009 SHE WENT BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL.SHE HAD A COLD.SHE WAS IN THERE FOR 4 DAYS.SHE WENT HOME FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN SHE HAD WENT BACK IN THE HOSPITAL.AND THATS WHERE SHES BEEN.SHE WAS IN AKRON,OHIO.BUT NOW SHES IN CINCINNATI,OHIO.DURING THE TIME SHES BEEN IN CINCINNATI CASSIE HAS BEEN DOING GOOD.UNTIL THE DAY OF 04-10-2009 CASSIE WAS PUT BACK ON LIFESUPPORT.SHE NOW MIGHT BE GOING BACK TO AKRON,OHIO.WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.

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Drs Appt, But shes Home!

   Today Cassie had went to Akron for her heart check up.We had the best news.She came home with us.Shes not looking at no surgeries until the lungs are fully healed.There is some fluids still in her ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:02:00 GMT

WONDERFUL NEWS

CASSIES MOM HAD CALLED...THE DOCTOR FOUND THE PROBLEM.WHEN CASSIE HAD THE LUNG BIOSPY DONE AND IT CAME BACK TODAY,CASSIE HAS VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS. WE DONT KNOW HOW LONG SHES HAD IT.BUT HERES INFO ON...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:14:00 GMT

In the House for the Holidays

Cassie has been sick over the weekend. So we had to put her on oxygen.She had a hard time breathing.So grandma and mom decided to put her on it for a few. She seemed to do better on it then off of i...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:08:00 GMT

Cassie is HOME!

Cassie is 7 years old today/09-19-08. Shes also been home all week.Sorry that we didnt post something when she came homeBut shes doing really great! For the most part shes back to her normal self. &nb...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:24:00 GMT

Doing Good in The Hospital!

Cassie is doing good.She has a chest tube in her left side.BUT,she drives them nurses crazy!She calls the nurse station and tells her nurse she wants to go for walks around the P.I.C.U. and they walk ...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:04:00 GMT

They kept her

We dont know for how long. Theres a chance of lifesupport and more surgeries. We know that shes in god's hands! Just lets all pray that she can be the normal Cassie and come home.To be with her family...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:04:00 GMT

ONE YEAR AGO CASSIE CAME HOME NOW SHES BACK AT THE HOSPITAL

Cassie had a check up on her heart and lungs today.Well as bad news came to her family.She might be going undersurgery again.There saying her lung is full of fluids again.This means she can go back on...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:36:00 GMT

PICTURE DAY

CASSIE IS DOING REALLY GOOD.SHES STILL ON HER MEDS.ALSO SHES STARTING TO SLEEP ON HER OWN. OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND CASSIE AND HER FAMILY WENT CAMPING AT CHARLES MILL.AND HER GRANDMA BAUGHT HER A ...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:09:00 GMT

DELETING UPDATE

I AM CHANGING CASSIES MYSPACE LOGIN INFO THAT MEANS A DIFFERENT EMAIL AND A DIFFERENT PASSWORD CASSIES YAHOO MESSENGER IS STILL [email protected] IM ALSO GOING TO SET UP AIM,HOTMAIL,GMAIL,AND...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 00:15:00 GMT

RACING SEASON IS IN AND CASSIE IS READY

CASSIE IS DOING GREAT.SHES STILL IN HOMESCHOOLING AND IS DOING GREAT.SHES STILL ON MEDS BUT IS DOING GREAT.NOW THAT RACING SEASON IS IN CASSIE IS ALL READY.SHE GOES TO THE PITS AND SITS WITH RON AND S...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:01:00 GMT