TODDLER DIES OF HEART FAILURE.Byline: Daily News A Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. toddler who had just marked her one-year anniversary with a transplanted heart died suddenly Saturday after her body apparently rejected the organ, a family member said. Maddie Baynes, who would have turned 2 on Aug. 22, fell ill while her mother was bathing her Saturday morning, and despite the efforts of emergency crews and doctors at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. , died about 11:15 a.m., said her uncle, Bryan Rodgers. ``She went over a year without any problem whatsoever,'' Rodgers said. ``They thought they had fixed it.'' A nursing supervisor at Simi Valley Hospital confirmed the child's death. Maddie's circumstances were unusual because her mother, Andrea Baynes of Simi Valley, has been awaiting a heart transplant heart transplant Procedure to remove a diseased heart and replace it with a healthy one from a legally dead donor. The first was performed in 1967 by Christiaan Barnard. of her own. During her pregnancy with Maddie, Andrea Baynes contracted a virus that enlarged her heart, and both she and her baby suffered heart failure. Then on July 5, 2003, 10-month-old Maddie received a heart from a 2- year-old Seattle girl, a victim of child abuse. On July 4 this year, the Baynes family celebrated the milestone of Maddie's first year with a new heart by throwing a party for her, her uncle said. Her mother baked a heart-shaped cake decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. with little hearts for the occasion, Rodgers said. Just after that, however, Maddie was admitted to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. with rejection problems. The child was released after four or five days and sent home, her uncle said. Saturday, when Maddie suffered an abrupt reaction while at home, her 5-year-old brother, Brandon, called 911 to summon TO SUMMON, practice. The act by which a defendant is notified by a competent officer, that an action has been instituted against him, and that he is required to answer to it at a time and place named. help, Rodgers said. ``Their effort was incredible,'' Rodgers said of the crew that struggled to save the girl. Her father, Ken, who has a medical background, was at the toddler's side in the emergency room when she died, he said. Funeral services funeral service n → misa de cuerpo presente funeral service n → service m funèbre funeral service funeral n are pending, Rodgers said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: MADDIE BAYNES |
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