this sweet little girl
a fierce warrior
born into the world
although her lips blue

truncus arteriosus
a single large blood vessel
instead of two

after the procedure,
the surgeon was cautious of her survival

my girl fought through
the blood loss, the intracranial hemorrhages, the seizures, the acute kidney injury

my baby girl battled for her life
and won

every day, i take her in.
filled with unimaginable joy.

grateful for
her steadfast spirit.
her unyielding will