Heart Surgery for Brave Baby Jude
Raised:
USD $5,392
Campaign funds will be received by Kyle Miller
Heart Surgery for Brave Baby Jude
Help Baby Jude Heal: Heart Surgery for Our Brave Boy
Dear friends, family, and generous hearts,
Our sweet Jude is almost 8 months old and preparing for open-heart surgery on May 13th at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital to correct Tetralogy of Fallot, a rare and serious heart condition he was born with.
Since birth, Jude’s been carefully monitored as we’ve prayed and done all we can to keep him stable. Now, the time has come for the surgery that will give him the best chance at a full, healthy life.
This journey comes with heavy emotional and financial burdens — travel, time off work, extended hospital stays, and unexpected expenses. Many have asked how to help, and with humbled hearts, we’re now ready to receive the support we’ve been offered.
Your donations will help with:
- Medical costs not covered by insurance
- Travel and lodging near the hospital
- Lost income during recovery
- Meals and daily essentials
Most of all, we ask for your prayers — for strength, healing, and peace. Jude is a fighter, and we believe with your support, he’ll come through this stronger than ever.
Thank you for being part of his healing journey.
With love and gratitude,
Kyle, Alex, and Baby Jude
🎥 Want to Learn More?
Here’s an informative video about Tetralogy of Fallot, if you’d like to better understand what he’s facing:
Recent Donations
May Faith, Hope and Love be your weapons.
Love you guys, stay strong, we're here for the journey!
Love you guys. Praying for little Jude!
Praying you through!
Continued prayers for Jude and your family!
Praying earnestly! We love you guys!
Sending lots of love and prayers for your family and the little one ❤️
Love and Light. I wish I could do more. I know you will get the money you need for his surgery. Hugs and kisses, little man, you'll be fine.
Love you guys
Updates
Awake!
May 23rd, 2025
Today we were able to see him awake!!!
The nurses freed up some padding on his hands and gave him a rattle to play with.
He's holding eye contact, and no sign of swelling on his face.
This was such a good sight. Hoping for extubation tomorrow!
John 9:1-3
Post Surgery Day
May 17th, 2025
Good Morning!
Jude got out of surgery 8 PM last night and was put into his room closer to 12. Dr. Bishnoi said that anytime a surgery is done before 10 PM, it's a good day.
Surgery went smoothly, and they were able to fix the VSD and fully unifocalize the MAPCAs! We walked in this morning to find that his O2 saturation was at 99!!! Seeing nothing but good numbers and our happy boy again was such a relief.
He still has his chest open due to swelling, but they are looking to close him up fully on Monday. He will be asleep until they can pull the intubation tube which might be a week or more.
Alex and I can stay in the room and are starting to catch our breath.
We appreciate the prayers and support from you all!!
Psalms 115:1
Surgery Day 5/16
May 16th, 2025
Last night, we got the call that we were arriving for surgery at 6AM today.
He is currently back with the anesthesia team and getting ready for the operation.
Surgery is 12+ hours, so we will hopefully see him late tonight.
As always, please continue praying for the whole team and our new surgeon, Dr. Bishnoi
Dr. Bishnoi has been doing this specific surgery (unifocalization) for 10 years in India and was recruited by Stanford to teach here. He was promoted on April 1 of 2025 (a month ago) to be the Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
God has a funny way through this whole process that there is an initial plan, but falls apart to be replaced by a better one.
Surgery Day (or is it)
May 13th, 2025
We woke up at 5 a.m. to prepare Jude for his big day. We arrived at the Pecker Children's Hospital at 6:00 a.m. as ready as we thought we could be.
Unfortunately, at the same time, there was another emergency at the hospital, and the operating room was required for another kid, pushing back Jude's operation.
We won't find out the new date until at least tomorrow.
As always, thank you for your prayers. Please include the other family, as I'm sure they are also going through a lot.
We've had today to figure out lodging and next steps.
Until next time,
The Millers
Psalms 113 Praise the name of the LORD
Prepping for Surgery
May 11th, 2025
Dear family and friends,
We wanted to share an update on our sweet Jude. He was born with a rare congenital heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia. It’s a complex diagnosis, and after much prayer and a series of doors opening in ways we couldn’t have planned, we’re now in Palo Alto at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
Jude is scheduled for open-heart surgery on May 13th. The procedure will be long—approximately 8 to 12 hours—and his recovery will likely take 4 to 6 weeks. We anticipate being down here in California for about two months in total.
We can’t express how much your prayers, support, and love have meant to us. This journey has been humbling, and the kindness we’ve received—from meals and messages to financial support—has helped carry us through. We sincerely thank each and every one of you.
Please continue praying for Jude, especially as we approach surgery day. We’ll keep sharing updates as we’re able.
With love and gratitude,
The Millers
Jude, Alex, and Kyle
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