Fighters come in all shapes in sizes and this little guy here is no different.
“We knew early on he would be born with Down Syndrome and he had an AVS Canal Defect,” Nathaniel’s father, Blaine Sparks said.
Nathaniel Sparks was born with severe congenital heart disease. It forced the 5-month-old to need blood and the help of the community sooner than expected. He recently went into heart failure.
“He had a full-blown open-heart surgery and he used a couple units of blood, some cryo, and platelets,” his father said.
The Blood Center and the Sparks family partnered to host the blood drive at a Walmart in Denham Springs. Nathaniel’s family is paying it forward by donating blood themselves and encouraging others to do the same. The hope is to collect blood for more people like Nathaniel.
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